Reviews of Untranslated Italian Literature

Decolonising our Cities: Rome Suppressed by Igiaba Scego and Rino Bianchi

'The struggle for the safety of Afro-descendant bodies has always been intimately linked to how we treat the bodies of our cities and...

Jun 17, 20205 min read

Translated by Lucy Rand I heard that in Tokyo in an old monastery They’ve erected a monument that’s quite extraordinary. To remember, it...

Jun 12, 20201 min read

Più alto del mare Rizzoli February 2012 240 pages “Because, if you want to keep someone truly separate from the rest of the world, there...

Apr 23, 20207 min read

Modigliani il principe Giunti October 2019 600 pages ‘There is disorder all around me. Disorder is not creative. That’s a falsity that...

Jan 20, 20204 min read

Corpo a Corpo Edizioni e/o January 2019 160 pages This is the first novel from the Rome-based screenwriter and writing teacher, Silvia...

Oct 4, 20194 min read

Magnifica Sellerio Editore 2016 274 pages Maria Rosaria Valentini is an award-winning Italian poet and writer who has lived in...

Sep 12, 20193 min read

La più amata Mondadori February 2017 218 pp Teresa Ciabatti is an author and screenwriter from Orbetello in Tuscany. She has written four...

Jul 11, 20193 min read

L’impero della polvere La Nave di Teseo April 2019 118 pages Empire of Dust is the first novel by one of Italy’s most exciting new...

Jun 13, 20193 min read

Città irreale Ponte alle Grazie February 2019 272 pages This is the debut novel from London-based Italian journalist Cristina Marconi and...

Jun 7, 20193 min read