"Tesoro, qui è tutto una follia" (=Darling, here everything is crazy) is the striking title chosen by publisher Fazi for the collection of John Fante's letters from Europe (1957-1960)
(87 pages, 12,000 lire).

The writer, originally from Abruzzo, tells in 42 letters, most of which are addressed to his beloved wife Joyce, about "his" Italy and Paris. Fante lived for long periods in Rome and Naples.

The folly, needless to say, refers to the Italian way of life. But in this evaluation, though ther… Continue

From Book (Translating Libya – The Modern Libyan Short Story) By Ethan Chorin
Writer and American Translator



A few weeks after I arrived back in Washington, Lamia El-Makki (author of 'Tripoli Story') sent me a link to the website of Libyan artist Mohammad Bin Lamin.… Continue

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Castelli is a small town in the hills of Abruzzo (the region on the east coast of central Italy, on the Adriatic sea), famous for its hand-painted ceramics - a centuries-old tradition in the area thanks to its local deposits of clay. A type of ceramic, 'Castelli' is one of those art forms (like English cottage-ware and glass animals) that seems to provoke conflicting reactions from people despite this bright and colourful ceramic type being so hugely popular throughout Europe in the 16th & 1… Continue