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The Inspector Barbara Gillo Series. An Interview with Rosa Mogliasso

Traci Andrighetti

I had the pleasure of interviewing Rosa about her fascinating use of language, and her plans for the future.

“Chiara” by Dacia Maraini. From One Woman to Another

Letizia Airos

At the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ I listen to director Stefano Albertini introduce one of the greatest contemporary writers, Dacia Maraini. Maraini is launching her latest book, “Chiara from Assisi: Praise of Disobedience.” During the presentation, she is accompanied by NYU Professor Jane Tylus, author of “Reclaiming Catherine of Siena.”

New York Laughs with Fabio Volo

Giulia Madron

Fabio Volo’s hilarity seduces New York again. At the Italian Cultural Institute of New York Volo presented his last book: “La Strada Verso Casa.”

Gli Haiku di Andrea Zanzotto

Giovanna Pagnotta

A raccontarci il grande poeta, venuto a mancare il 18 Ottobre 2011 è il suo editore ed amico Patrick Barron durante un incontro avvenuto presso l’Istituto di Cultura Italiana di New York lo scorso 14 Marzo 2014.

More than 2,100 people rescued at sea in two days

More than 2,100 people were rescued in 48 hours from over a dozen boats carrying migrants across the Channel of Sicily by Italian Navy and Coast Guard vessels, authorities said Wednesday.
Source: ANSA

President of Veneto joins campaign for Venetian independence from Italy

The most powerful politician in the north-eastern Veneto region of Italy has thrown his weight behind a push for independence from the rest of the counry.
Source: The Telegraph

Thieves steal section of Pompeii fresco

Thieves detached and stole a section of fresco in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii last week, adding to the degradation of one of the world's outstanding archaeological sites after heavy rain caused sections of wall to collapse.
Source: The Guardian
March 18, 2014

Launch out with a smile :)

Darrell Fusaro
Fusaro 2014

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Italy Divided Over Rail Line Meant to Unite

To get to the site of an exploratory tunnel now being bored into Italy’s northwestern Alps, visitors must first pass through a police checkpoint, then a military one. Tall fences topped with barbed wire roll along the mountainside. Armored vehicles cross paths with jeeps on winding roads lined by vineyards.
Source: The New York Times
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Two-year-old boy killed in apparent mafia hit in Italy

Italy's interior minister has ordered 60 police reinforcements into southern Italy after an apparent mafia hit in which assailants opened fire on a car carrying three boys, killing a two-year-old.
Source: The Guardian

Memories of Rome, Bitter and Sweet

Judith Harris

An American journalist and writer who has lived in Rome for the past 40 years reflects on the
Eternal City and its icons.

March 17, 2014

An Interview with Rosa Mogliasso

Traci Andrighetti

Author of Gritty Piedmontese Noir Featuring Inspector Barbara Gillo

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