Giacomo Sartori’s ‘Bug’ Melds Whimsy and Substance
Sartori's Bug is a study in quirkiness, but it is founded upon a serious and complex substratum.
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‘The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories’
Jhumpa Lahiri's picks for The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories may betray her sympathies. She has no problem with this.
Farewell to the “Father of Montalbano”, Sicilian Novelist Andrea Camilleri
The beloved character Salvo Montalbano, like its author, the late Sicilian novelist Andrea Camilleri ("il padre di Montalbano"), can be brusque and ornery, but he has a strong ethical code and passionate commitment to justice.
An Anatomical Dissection of Italo Calvino’s ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler’
Postmodernism disrupts the grand narrative and exposes the artifice of writing. Dissected, Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler resembles geometry.
Loss and Selfishness, Isolation and Pleasure and Other Themes in Italian Literature
Tim Parks' A Literary Tour of Italy is no tour guide of the haunts of famous writers; it's an informative choice for readers seeking the best that Italian writers can offer.