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I said to myself: it's a cicada…it moved and became immediately quiet. Male, female. The stomach of the females doesn't have elastic membranes, it doesn't sing, it's mute. I felt disgust.

The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio tr. Ann Goldstein Having very much enjoyed her previous two novels translated into English A Girl Returned (my review) and A Sister’s Story (my review), I jumped at the chance to read her latest, winner of the…

#DonatellaDiPietrantonio winner of the 2024 Strega award Italy

The Brittle Age tr. by #AnnGoldstein inspired by true crime in Arpennines, Abruzzo

Magnificently portrayed, past trauma, present memories, mother daughter healing.

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I love Elsa Morante's Arturo's Island (translated by #AnnGoldstein), published by @pushkinpress.com On Thursday eve I'll be talking to #TimParks and #cristinamarconi about the novel and how Morante influenced #ElenaFerrante - It's free and all welcome: iiclondra.esteri.it/en/