The Long Crossing
Leonardo Siascia (1921-89)
Translated by Avril Bardoni
Italy
Goffredo Parise (1929-86)
Translated by Nick Roberts
The Girl with the Plait
Dacia Maraini (1936- )
Translated by Sharon Wood
The Last Channel
Italo Calvino (1923-87)
Translated by Tim Parks
Lilith
Primo Levi (1919-87)
Translated by Ruth Feldman
The Island of Komodo
Susanna Tamaro (1957- )
Translated by Charles Caroe and Chris Roberts
Women by the Pool
Sandra Petrignani (1952- )
Translated by Sharon Wood
A Naughty Schoolboy
Stefano Benni (1947- )
Translated by Nick Roberts
Saturday Afternoons
Antonio Tabucchi (1943- )
Translated by Edward Williams
Notes on Italian texts
Acknowledgments
The Long Crossing
Leonardo Siascia (1921-89)
Translated by Avril Bardoni
Italy
Goffredo Parise (1929-86)
Translated by Nick Roberts
The Girl with the Plait
Dacia Maraini (1936- )
Translated by Sharon Wood
The Last Channel
Italo Calvino (1923-87)
Translated by Tim Parks
Lilith
Primo Levi (1919-87)
Translated by Ruth Feldman
The Island of Komodo
Susanna Tamaro (1957- )
Translated by Charles Caroe and Chris Roberts
Women by the Pool
Sandra Petrignani (1952- )
Translated by Sharon Wood
A Naughty Schoolboy
Stefano Benni (1947- )
Translated by Nick Roberts
Saturday Afternoons
Antonio Tabucchi (1943- )
Translated by Edward Williams
Notes on Italian texts
Acknowledgments
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