Pereira Declares – Antonio Tabucchi

Dr. Pereira was the editor of the culture page of Lisboa, a small nonpolitical evening newspaper in Lisbon. It was …

Sweet Days of Discipline – by Fleur Jaeggy

There’s writing that you just couldn’t get into. And there’s writing that hooked you the moment you started reading the …

A Girl Returned – by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

“I was the Arminuta, the girl returned. I spoke another language, I no longer knew who I belonged to. The …

Arturo’s Island – by Elsa Morante

Arturo’s Island is a magnificent and complex novel about the coming of age of Arturo, a boy half-orphaned at his …

At the Wolf’s Table – by Rosella Postorino

At the Wolf’s Table was based on the true story of Margot Wolk, one of the 15 food tasters conscripted …