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by kristinmelia | Tue, 01/22/2019 - 06:12
People in Naples have a spectacularly blasé attitude towards Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend series. Known as the Neapolitan Chronicles to the rest of the…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/20/2016 - 00:00
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 –…
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by Georgette Jupe | Wed, 02/24/2016 - 12:06
Recently the world was devastated over the news of famous Italian author and philosopher Umberto Eco's death on February 19th, best well known for his popular…
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by Magda Lauer | Wed, 01/07/2015 - 09:35
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…
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by Barry Lillie | Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:13
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…
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by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 07/18/2014 - 02:40
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…
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by Andrew Edwards | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 06:32
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…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/30/2014 - 02:30
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…
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by Carol King | Fri, 04/25/2014 - 03:00
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…