Saturday, February 22, 2025

This Darkness Will Never End -- Publication date! And pre-order link!

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One day, Leo spotted a book in translation on a shelf in our house. Looking at the cover where the translator's name appeared, he said, ...
Thursday, February 06, 2025

What I bought at Rizzoli (Jan. 2025)

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I had to travel light when a few weeks ago I visited Rizzoli , my favorite bookstore in New York City : so just two books. But the one by Do...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

"My Alma Mater is Auschwitz" in World Literature Today

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Thrilled to say my translation of a speech by Edith Bruck entitled, "My Alma Mater is Auschwitz," has been published! Edith gave ...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Remembering the Holocaust at the Italian Consulate (Jan. 27)

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On January 27, a crowd will gather outside the Italian Consulate in New York, no matter the temperature.  It always does for International H...
Sunday, January 19, 2025

Writing about Patrick Modiano for the Boston Globe (Jan. 19, 2025)

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So thrilled to write about Patrick Modiano in the Sunday Boston Globe . His newest novel, Ballerina, which will be published this week by Y...
Monday, January 06, 2025

My new English translation -- This Darkness Will Never End (out soon!)

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Today I sent back corrections on the typeset proofs of my translation, This Darkness Will Never End . Hundreds of little steps, seemingly, a...
Monday, December 30, 2024

All I Want for Christmas is Guglielmo Coffee

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Even at my advanced age, I find a lot of gifts under the tree. But the one I want most is a mega shipment of Guglielmo coffee! The American...
Monday, December 16, 2024

The Year in Translating Women (one specific woman) -- 2024

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Every year, I tally up what I've accomplished professionally -- mainly my year in writing , but also translation. Basically, what I'...
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“Come ti senti quando parli in italiano?”

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How do I feel when I speak Italian, you ask? Te lo dico! ... And thanks to Pensierini magazine for publishing my short piece on their websit...
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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Daddy's garden

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  Overgrown now, yes, but he built a world. A world in flowers.
Monday, October 28, 2024

Everything you want to know about Italian lit

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I took part in a blog project called Italian Lit Month that's coincided with the big, annual book fair in Frankfurt, where Italy is the...
Sunday, October 06, 2024

We buried my mother a year ago today

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How do you sum up a life? Normally with my mother, I think of a funny story. And maybe that’s not fair, though she was a character, wasn’t ...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

The power of the Olympics (in my own backyard)

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  Long jump! -30-
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Il paese dei miei antenati

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Vado pazza per le parole, sia in inglese che in italiano. E una volta un mio amico fiorentino mi mandò una cartolina dall'Irlanda, e ci ...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Literature I've Loved (after the NYT list)

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I began compiling this list because whenever I teach, I'm always scouting out works I can include on the syllabus and I'm slated to ...
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Saturday, July 06, 2024

Gente di Dublino (What I read before leaving for Ireland)

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Italian literature is never far from my mind, even the last few months when I immersed myself in Irish literature as I prepared for my first...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Jeanne reads poems by Edith Bruck in translation

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These are poems from  Versi Vissuti , which combines three of Edith's poetry collections. I  read them  for the translation reading s...
Thursday, March 07, 2024

An Oscar-winning film, seen on a whim, changed my life

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I don’t pay much attention to the Oscars ceremony, which will air on Sunday. Most years, I don’t see a single movie that’s been nominated....
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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Women Holocaust survivors: A Reading List

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To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27), below you'll find all the books I have read or want to read by or about wome...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

My Tiny Love Story in The New York Times

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I've written a tiny love story for The New York Times and I think I'd like to compose one for everyone I've ever loved! But I s...