Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale of love, loss, and resurrection, Ligeia, now in a bilingual EnglishโItalian edition for readers who love gothic literature.
Ligeia di Edgar Allan Poe in edizione bilingue: il celebre racconto gotico con testo originale a fronte e nuova traduzione italiana. Continue reading Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe ๐๐๐บ๐ธ
Oscar Wilde is remembered for Dorian Gray and the drawing-room comedies, yet his tales and prose poems hold the whole artist: compassionate, satirical, mystical and unsparing. A guided tour from The Happy Prince to The House of Judgment, with the aphorisms and what they mean for readers today.
Continue reading The Many Masks of Oscar Wilde
Read Horacio Quiroga’s gothic tale “The Rabid Dog” in the original Spanish and in English translation: a chilling story from Latin America’s master of horror.
Lee el cuento gรณtico ยซEl perro rabiosoยป de Horacio Quiroga en espaรฑol y en traducciรณn al inglรฉs: un relato inquietante del maestro del terror latinoamericano. Continue reading The Rabid Dog, by Horacio Quiroga
On October 9, 1893, Mรกrio de Andrade was born in Sรฃo Paulo, and Brazilian literature found its most generous builder. Poet, novelist, musicologist, folklorist, and tireless letter-writer, he helped launch the 1922 Week of Modern Art and spent his short life insisting that Brazilian art should sound like Brazil. As the 133rd anniversary of his birth approaches, we revisit his life and major achievements: the poems of Paulicรฉia Desvairada, the shape-shifting trickster epic Macunaรญma: The Hero Without Any Character, and the quietly devastating short fiction of Contos novos, from “Vestida de preto” to “O peru de Natal”. We also trace his legacy, from the library and museum that bear his name to his influence on modern poetry, prose, and cultural policy across Brazil and beyond. The post closes with four verified quotes drawn from his books and essays, including the famous “Eu sou trezentos” (“I am three hundred”). Whether you are meeting him for the first time or returning to an old companion, this is an invitation to listen for the music under his plain words. Continue reading Mario de Andrade
A quiet London bed and breakfast, a warm and eccentric landlady, and three nights of one-sided telephone calls that shouldn’t be happening. “The Guest Room” is Enzo Martinelliโs first gothic short story โ a tale of suburban unease where the real horror lives in what’s left unsaid. Continue reading The Guest Room, by Enzo Martinelli ๐ฎ๐๐ป
Bilingual edition of Luigi Pirandelloโs gothic short story โLa paura – Fearโ, from his short story collection โNovelle per un anno – Short Stories for a Yearโ, translated into English by Enzo Martinelli. Continue reading Fear, by Luigi Pirandello โ๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐น
Every September, the Galician coast recalls a writer it never quite knew how to contain. Emilia Pardo Bazรกn โ novelist, short story master, feminist, and Spain’s first female university professor โ spent five decades refusing the room society allotted her. On her birth anniversary, we revisit her life, her Gothic short fiction, and the untranslated collection, Cuentos trรกgicos, still waiting for English-language readers. Continue reading Emilia Pardo Bazรกn
English translation curated by Enzo Martinelli of Grazia Deleddaโs short story, โThe Devils of the Neighborhoodโ, from her short story collection โSummer Sunshineโ, along with original Italian text.
Traduzione inglese curata da Enzo Martinelli del racconto di Grazia Deledda, โI diavoli del quartiereโ, dalla sua raccolta di racconti โSole d’estateโ, con testo originale a fronte. Continue reading The Devils of the Neighborhood, by Grazia Deledda ๐ฎ๐นโ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Horacio Quirogaโs gothic short story, โEl almohadon de pluma – The Feather Pillowโ, from his short story collection โCuentos de amor, locura y muerte – Stories of Love, Madness and Deathโ. Published in translation into English, along with the original text in Spanish of the story. Continue reading The Feather Pillow, by Horacio Quiroga
English translation, curated by Enzo Martinelli, of Pirandelloโs short story, โUno di piรน- One Moreโ, from his short story collection โNovelle per un anno – Short Stories for a Yearโ, with original text in Italian. Continue reading One More, by Luigi Pirandello โ๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐น
