Tag Archives: Italian

8th World Italian Language Week: 20-26 October 2008

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

This has apparently been happening for the past seven years but I only found out about it yesterday! It is run by Italy’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and by its leading language authority, the Accademia della Crusca. This year’s theme … Continue reading →

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A publishing mystery

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

Reading the Translated Fiction website, I again came across a book that I keep seeing occasionally in the press. Among the forthcoming titles the Book Trust site mentions Imprimatur by Rita Monaldi and Francesco Soldi (Polygon), translator Peter Burdett.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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