Francesca Duranti: 5 books

Nell'anno del centenario del Futurismo, la critica e la storiografia più avvedute celebrano il movimento marinettiano in tutta la sua estensione temporale (1909-1944) e tematica (pittura, pittura murale, scultura, arti applicate, design…). In questa ottica si sono anche riproposte figure di artisti...

An Italian professor seeks to understand her own mind—and heart: “An elegant and engaging writer who treats serious questions with wit and grace” (The Wall Street Journal).   Martina Satriano, an Italian professor of cultural history at New York University, observes the great American city...

In a novel both “lively [and] dreamlike,” a translator’s obsession leads him into the literary spotlight—and toward the line between fantasy and reality (Los Angeles Times).   Fabrizio Garrone is an impoverished but aristocratic translator who has been living a life of quiet desperation in...

The arrival of a mysterious young stranger disrupts the lives of a wealthy, unhappy family Ever since he was a little boy, Aldo Rugani has been drawn to the world of the aristocracy. Now an art dealer with a questionable past, Aldo finds himself a regular guest at the Tuscan estate of the affluent...

An abandoned wife travels into the heart of the Eastern bloc in search of an elusive writer and her own identity in this wry and captivating satire Valentina has spent the last decade as a most dutiful wife: cooking meals, cleaning house, and translating dry liturgical writings for her husband,...