Category: short stories

Books, literature, short stories, translation

The Turkish Slipper, by Machado de Assis ✒️📃🇧🇷

English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Machado de Assis’s short story, “A chinela turca – The Turkish Slipper”, from his short story collection “Papeis avulsos – Single stories”. Included also original version in Portuguese.

Tradução em inglês por Enzo Martinelli do conto de Machado de Assis, “A chinela turca – The Turkish Slipper”, de sua coleção de contos “Papeis avulsos – Single stories ”. Também está incluída a versão original em português. Continue reading The Turkish Slipper, by Machado de Assis ✒️📃🇧🇷

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Books, literature, short stories, translation

Racconti brevi di Virginia Woolf ✍️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇹

Celebrando Virginia Woolf: un meritato tributo ad un titano letterario Oggi celebriamo l’anniversario della nascita di Virginia Woolf, una luminaria i cui contributi alla letteratura hanno lasciato un segno indelebile sul panorama letterario. Nata il 25 gennaio 1882, la prolifica carriera di Woolf come scrittrice, saggista e critico letterario ha influenzato generazioni di lettori e scrittori. La sua padronanza della forma narrativa, il suo uso … Continue reading Racconti brevi di Virginia Woolf ✍️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇹

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Books, literature, short stories, translation

The Fish Trap, by Luigi Pirandello

The Fish Trap – From the collection “The Lonely Man – L’uomo solo” of 1922 – in Short Stories for a Year by Luigi Pirandello Translated into English by Enzo Martinelli ©️ 2024 – Enzo Martinelli What a drink! No. Barely three glasses. Perhaps the wine excited him more than usual, because of the mood he had been in since the morning, and also because … Continue reading The Fish Trap, by Luigi Pirandello

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Books, literature, short stories, translation

Above and Below, by Luigi Pirandello

Above and Below – From the collection “A Prancing Horse – La rallegrata” of 1922 – in Short Stories for a Year by Luigi Pirandello Translated into English by Enzo Martinelli ©️ 2024 – Enzo Martinelli They came up the dark, steep wooden staircase; up, in silence, almost stealing, slowly. Professor Carmelo Sabato – stocky bald man – carrying, like a baby in swaddling clothes, … Continue reading Above and Below, by Luigi Pirandello

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literature, Poetry, short stories

Letteratura in traduzione 📃➡️🇮🇹

Negli ultimi cinque anni, mi sono immerso nell’intricato e gratificante compito di tradurre le opere di alcuni dei più grandi scrittori classici della letteratura mondiale, e di cominciare a pubblicarle qui sul mio blog. Il mio viaggio è stato sia un lavoro d’amore che un’immersione profonda nelle profondità culturali ed emotive dei loro testi. Oggi voglio condividere con voi le mie esperienze e intuizioni dalla … Continue reading Letteratura in traduzione 📃➡️🇮🇹

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Books, literature, short stories, translation

Distraction, by Luigi Pirandello

Hitting the mark Distrazione – From the collection “Naked Life” of 1922 – in Short Stories for a Year by Luigi Pirandello Translated into English by Enzo Martinelli ©️ 2024 – Enzo Martinelli Black amidst the dusty glare of a breathless August sun, a third-class hearse stopped in front of the pulled-up door of a new house on one of Rome’s many new streets, in … Continue reading Distraction, by Luigi Pirandello

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literature, Poetry, short stories

Translated Literature 📃➡️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

For the past five years, I have immersed myself in the intricate and rewarding task of translating the works of some of the greatest classical writers of world literature. My journey has been both a labor of love and a deep dive into the cultural and emotional depths of their texts. Today, I want to share with you my experiences and insights from translating the … Continue reading Translated Literature 📃➡️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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