English translation curated by Enzo Martinelli of Grazia Deledda’s short story, “Lion or Foe”, from her short story collection “Summer Sunshine”, along with original Italian text.
Traduzione inglese curata da Enzo Martinelli del racconto di Grazia Deledda, “Leone o faina”, dalla sua raccolta di racconti “Sole d’estate”, con testo originale a fronte. Continue reading Lion or Foe, by Grazia Deledda 🇮🇹✒️🏴
Before the conquests, the making of a king: discover how Alexander the Great’s early years in Pella and Mieza — shaped by his rivalry-laced bond with Philip II, his mother Olympias’s claims of divine birth, Aristotle’s tutelage, and his devotion to Bucephalus and Hephaestion — forged history’s most formidable conqueror. Continue reading Alexander the Great’s Formative Years 🗿🏛📚
“As Consequent, etc.” is a little-known praise by Walt Whitman to the river as a metaphor for life and poetry itself. In this article you will find the original text in English flanked by Italian and Spanish translations, with a brief comment on the symbolic meaning of water in Whitman’s work and the challenges of making his verse free in other languages. Continue reading As consequent, by Walt Whitman 🌿🖋📖
Luigi Pirandello is celebrated worldwide as a Nobel laureate and theatrical innovator — yet the vast majority of his short story collection, the Novelle per un anno, has never appeared in English. This essay examines how that silence has distorted the anglophone reception of one of European modernism’s most radical writers, which stories have been translated and why, and what a complete critical edition would restore to English-language readers. A new ebook — pairing first English translations of selected stories with original critical essays — begins to address what has been missing for too long. Continue reading Pirandello’s Short Stories 🇮🇹🖋️🇺🇸
English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Horacio Quiroga’s short story, “Los buques suicidantes – The Suicide Ships”, from his short story collection “Cuentos de amor, locura y muerte – Stories of Love, Madness and Death”. Published in translation into English, along with the original text in Spanish of the story. Continue reading The Suicide Ships, by Horacio Quiroga
Born in Lisbon on 13 June 1888, Fernando Pessoa is best known for his extraordinary use of heteronyms — distinct literary personas, each with their own unique style, philosophy and voice  — a radical innovation that forever changed the landscape of modern poetry. On the 137th anniversary of his birth, we celebrate his legacy with the launch of our new ebook: a curated selection of his poetry in English translation, accompanied by critical essays on his poetics. Virtually unknown beyond Portugal during his lifetime, Pessoa’s work has since gained extraordinary worldwide recognition , securing his place among the great voices of twentieth-century world literature. Continue reading Poetic Multitude, by Fernando Pessoa 🇵🇹✒️🏴
On June 6, 1875, Thomas Mann was born in Lübeck, Germany. One hundred and fifty-one years later, his novels and short stories remain among the most searching works in world literature. To mark the anniversary of this Nobel Prize-winning author, we revisit the life and major achievements of the man often called Germany’s greatest writer since Goethe — from the generational saga of Buddenbrooks and the philosophical labyrinth of The Magic Mountain to the devastating beauty of Death in Venice and the antifascist parable of Mario and the Magician. We also gather five of his most enduring quotes on art, solitude, freedom, and the human condition. Whether you are coming to Mann for the first time or returning to a lifelong companion, this is an invitation to read — or reread — one of the twentieth century’s most indispensable literary voices. Continue reading Thomas Mann: The Magician of Lübeck
Oggi, 5 giugno, ricorre il 128° anniversario della nascita di Federico García Lorca — poeta, drammaturgo, visionario. Per celebrarlo, pubblichiamo l’edizione ampliata del nostro ebook con la traduzione italiana completa delle sue due grandi raccolte postume: Sonetti dell’amor oscuro e Diván del Tamarit. Versi scritti nel fuoco degli ultimi anni, mai pubblicati in vita, mai dimenticati. Se non hai ancora incontrato Lorca in italiano, questo è il momento giusto. Continue reading I sonetti dell’amor oscuro di Federico García Lorca ✒️🇪🇸🇮🇹
English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Horacio Quiroga’s short story, “La gama ciega – The Blind Deer”, from his short story collection “Jungle Tales – Cuentos de la selva”. Published in translation into English, along with the original text in Spanish of the story. Continue reading The Blind Doe, by Horacio Quiroga
«This moment yearning and thoughtful» è una delle liriche più intense e meditative della sezione Calamus di Leaves of Grass: in pochi versi, Walt Whitman trasforma un istante di solitudine pensosa in un atto di fratellanza universale, immaginando legami profondi con sconosciuti sparsi in ogni angolo del mondo. Questo post ne analizza la struttura poetica, il tema del desiderio come forma di conoscenza, e il suo posto nella visione democratica e internazionalista che attraversa l’intera opera whitmaniana. Continue reading In questo momento bramoso e assorto, di Walt Whitman 🌿🖋📖
