“The Seagulls” by @MonicaPareschi came out this week in @NimrodJournal @BorisDralyuk It's from her collection Inverness, @PolidoroEditore. It's always a satisfying thrill to see a writer I hadn't translated before in print, especially in an excellent journal I hadn't worked with before!

Goslings in parade formation

My translation of an excerpt from Between the Lines: The Joy of Translating (Laterza), Silvia Pareschi’s book on the tantalizing challenges relished by translators, is now online at
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YJ8CD...

When I took this photo the other day, I had no idea it was likely meant to be a celebration of a special day! Then a friend told me about Clean Monday...

Canada geese, like sentinels...

Due amici di lunga data, DarioVoltolini e Muin Masri, insieme per parlare del libro di Masri: Vendesi Croce (Edizioni Nautilus).
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In a NYT Guest Essay David J. Morris observes that “male representation is an uncomfortable topic” in the literary world, and thinks that the “marginalization” of male writers should concern everyone.

The copies are here so it won’t be long now. Three more weeks till pub day for Dino Buzzati’s The Singularity (Il grande ritratto) from NYRB.

Yesterday I reviewed the final proof for my translation of an excerpt from Stefano DArrigo’s Horcynus Orca, to appear soon in the upcoming issue of Italian Quarterly, Rutgers University.

foggy morning

Just out in The Threepenny Review Winter 2024 issue: Andrea Canobbio's "Memoir: Memories of a Miracle," from La Traversata notturna @lanavediteseoed @ConsulenzEd
www.threepennyreview.com/issue-176-wi...

In this week’s mail: the new issue of the Journal of Italian Translation, edited by Luigi Bonaffini. It includes my translation of an excerpt from Franca Cavagnoli’s Nel rumore del fiume, Polidoro Editore, Orazio Labbate, ed.

Cherubs having a tête-à-tête, spotted on a garden tour...