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by kristinmelia |
People in Naples have a spectacularly blasé attitude towards Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend series.
Known as the Neapolitan Chronicles to the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The landscapes and people of Tuscany have been an inspiration for writers for centuries – perhaps it’s no coincidence that three of Italy’s greatest writers –…
Culture
by Magda Lauer |
As we get ready to mark Marco Polo's death anniversary on January 8, we look at the life and adventures of one of the greatest explorers of all times.
Marco…
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
Welcome to the second instalment of our Take Five series. This month we shall look at five of Italy’s celebrated novelists.
[Read our first instalment, 'Take…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) |
Words by Andrew and Suzanne Edwards
Few Italian writers are so bound by their singularity of purpose and literary output to one place as Giorgio Bassani is to…
Culture
by Andrew Edwards |
For many, the writer Charles Dickens is synonymous with the smog-filled London of Victorian England, a city he was able to capture so skilfully in his…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
This week, Villa La Pietra, an outstanding historical villa home of the New York University Florence program, launched its annual city-wide event “The Season…
Culture
by Carol King |
As the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth approaches - 26th April as when baptised -, Carol King examines the love affair between the bard and…
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