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Anne Milano Appel
Anne Milano Appel is an American translator of Italian literature. She obtained a doctorate in Romance languages from Rutgers University in 1970. She has translated, among others, works by Claudio Magris, Paolo Giordano, Giovanni Arpino and Goliarda Sapienza. She was awarded the John Florio Prize in 2012 for her translation of Arpino's ''Scent of a Woman''. She is also working on English translations of Giordano's ''Like Family'' (December 2015, Pamela Dorman Books/Viking), ''Syrian Dust'' by Francesca Borri (March 2016, Seven Stories Press) and ''Don't Tell Me You're Afraid'' by Giuseppe Catozzella (August 2016, Penguin Press). Selected translations * Aline Cendon, Loris Dilena, ''Venice. Its Wood'', Andrea Montagnani, ed. Nonfiction. Ponzano: Edizioni Grafiche Vianello srl/Vianello Libri, 2005. * Andrea Canobbio, ''Three Light-Years''. (Original title: ''Tre anni luce'', Feltrinelli, 2013). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2014. British edition forthcoming from MacLehose Press, Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Literature
Italian literature is written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italian people, Italians or in Languages of Italy, other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to Italian language#History, modern Italian, including Regional Italian, regional varieties and vernacular dialects. Italian literature begins in the 12th century, when in different regions of the Italian Peninsula, peninsula the Italian vernacular started to be used in a literary manner. The ''Salv'a lo vescovo senato, Ritmo laurenziano'' is the first extant document of Italian literature. An early example of Italian literature is the tradition of vernacular lyric poetry performed in Occitan language, Occitan, which reached Italy by the end of the 12th century. In 1230, the Sicilian School became notable for being the first style in standard Italian. Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest of Italian poets, is notable for being the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
