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italian-literature

Book Review: “The Woman of Porto Pim” — Riding on a Brilliant Train of Associations

Antonio Tabucchi’s “travel book” transcends conventional literary forms: his stories occupy an attractive space between fiction and non-fiction, poetry, biography, short story and journalistic travel piece.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Books, Featured, World Books Tagged: Antonio Tabucchi, Archipelago-Books, Culture Vulture, italian-literature, The Woman of Porto Pim, Tim Parks, translation

Book Review: “Emmaus” — A Fictional Puzzle Wrapped in a Spiritual Enigma

Alessandro Baricco’s novella Silk, filled with inchoate erotic longings for which there is no explanation, became an international bestseller. Emmaus, his latest book in translation, also contains mysteries.

By: David Mehegan Filed Under: Books, Featured, World Books Tagged: Alessandro Baricco, Ann Goldstein, Emmaus, italian-literature, Silk

Fuse Book Review: “Deliver Us” — A Memoir of a Boy’s Life in a Small Italian Town

Originally published in 1963, and today considered by some critics a landmark in twentieth century Italian literature, in English Luigi Meneghello’s memoir feels more like a duty than a delight to read.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Books, Featured, World Books Tagged: Culture Vulture, Deliver Us, Frederika Randall, italian-literature, Luigi Meneghello, memoir

Book Commentary: Alberto Moravia’s 100th Birthday — A Giant Dissed?

By Bill Marx A major Italian novelist with a worldwide reputation, Alberto Moravia, would have been 100 this year, but even in his homeland the parties are halfhearted. We should be breaking out the champagne and discovering this still subversive realist. The excellent Literary Saloon recently sent me to an article in Il velino that […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged: -Jean-Luc-Godard, -the-conformist, alberto-moravia, bernardo-bertolucci, Books, contempt, critics, italian-literature, Italy, modern-fiction, Persona Non Grata

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