Italo Calvino’s Eyes
I first discovered Italo Calvino, through my brother. He and I share a love of literature. As an older brother, he always took it upon…
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Call Me By Your Name Literary Travel Guide
By Hannah White One of my favorite summer films of all time, Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on…
Before the wind picks up: Sardinia, D.H. Lawrence and the epic of American folk song
By Umberto Veronesi A few summers ago, I embarked on a road trip down the west coast of Sardinia, the Italian island known for its…
Stumbling Blocks of Rome
By Douglas Weissman To Romans, Italy’s capital is a fast-paced metropolis of modern culture supported by millennia of tradition. To tourists, Rome embodies the…
At Shelley’s Grave: The Ineffable Calico Cat at il Cimitero Straniero
So I said, most impractically, to the obliging calico cat with yellow eyes, as we turned to depart the old Protestant Cemetery, that walled oasis of g…
The Magic of Venice and ‘The Thief Lord’
by Jessica A. Beck When I first read Cornelia Funke’s The Thief Lord, I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old. I was a girl…
IN A QUIET CORNER OF ITALY …TRIESTE
Destination: Trieste, Italy and Rovinj, Croatia Dates: September 25–October 4, 2015 (9 nights) For more information on this trip please contact Literary Traveler. 1-855-LIT-TRVL Readings: Selected readings…
James Joyce and the Golden Gate of Pula
By Sara Whitestone I stood in Portorata Square in Pula, Croatia, the late afternoon sun shining through the Arc of the Sergii. Today this Roman…
Puccini of Lucca, Italy
By James Clark Lucca, Italy is a beautiful town surrounded by a 12 metre thick and 25 metre high 16th century wall, which runs around Lucca’s…
Following Caravaggio through Rome
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, called Caravaggio for the name of the small town in northern Italy where he grew up, was known for his disdainful p…