Trafika Europe 14 - Italian Piazza

About the Authors

(2013), Acropolis (2012), Kindo (2011), La fabbrica delle ragazze (2006), and Anne et Anne” (2003). A Perfect Idiot is based inMilanandMarseilles. Agroupofminors is entrusted to an inexperienced night caretaker, his wife stays up every night waiting for him to come home, and so on, creating an entanglement of relationships between characters. This novel is a love story between a man, a woman, and a child that also explores the consequences of judgment of self and others. It was originally published in Italian by Edizioni Il Foglio. Translated from Italian by Jessica Levine and the author. TE14-07 IRENE CHIAS Lessons in Torture and Seduction (novel excerpt) Irene Chias (born in Erice, 1973) began her writing career in 2010 with the novel Sono atteo i ti amo . She won The Mondello Opera Italian and Mondello Giovani Awards in 2013 for the work excerpted in this issue. Her most recent work, Non cercare uomo goat , was published in 2016 accompanied by an afterward written by Senegalese writer Pap Khouma. Beyond novel publications, her work has also appeared in Granta Italia, Repubblica, and various collections. Lessons in Torture and Seduction is a witty,

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