For the blog, Rose Facchini interviewed Roger Chartier about his book Won in Translation: Textual Mobility in Early Modern Europe (2022), which traces the travels of early-modern texts across linguistic and cultural borders, and his current research. @rosefacchini.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Elusive Movements of the Printed Word: An Interview with Roger Chartier

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Check out @rosefacchini.bsky.social's review of "'Fra’ mondi innumerabili.' Proto-fantascienza italiana dei secoli XVIII e XIX" by Francesca Savoia in Italica 102.3. "A collective narrative about the evolution of speculative imagination in Italy." scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/art...

So cool it feels to be part of Food&! Check out my contribution, "Censorship of Food and People in Stefano Zuliani's Solarpunk Novella Arcipelago dei Limoni," in their latest beautiful issue, Food& Censorship. A huge thanks to Fabi & Asís, you have been awesome to work with!

My book review of "'Fra’ mondi innumerabili.' Proto-fantascienza italiana dei secoli XVIII e XIX" (Edizioni dell'Orso, 2023) was recently published in Italica 102.3. Give it a read! doi.org/10.5406/2325...

“Fra’ mondi innumerabili.” Proto-fantascienza italiana dei secoli XVIII e XIX.

What better line to conjure images of distant worlds and speculative realities than “fra’ mondi innumerabili”? Giacomo Leopardi expresses this sentiment in his canto “Alla sua donna” (canto 18), as he...

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I’m pleased to announce the release of International Poetry Review Volume 49 (UNC Press), co-edited by my colleague Ana Hontanilla and me. For information on how to purchase a copy, visit the UNC Press website.

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The poems gathered in this issue of International Poetry Review confront a struggle over meaning: who assigns it and what meaning is imposed on experience. T...

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ICYMI today we're featuring Atlantis! by Diego Lama and translated by @rosefacchini.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy

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"‘Atlantis?’ Lucio Lattes burst out laughing. ‘Atlantis isn’t real!’" Atlantis! by Diego Lama and translated by @rosefacchini.bsky.social #microfiction #MicroMonday. Please click on the link below and enjoy

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For the JHI Blog, Rose Facchini interviews Andrea Bagnato about his new book, Terra Infecta: Disease and the Italian Landscape (Mack, 2025), which shows how sanitation and its metaphors were central to Italy’s internal colonialism and persist today. @rosefacchini.bsky.social

Diseased and Reclaimed Landscapes: An Interview with Andrea Bagnato

by Rose Facchini

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"Life, Brazen and Garish" @rutgersupress.bsky.social stands out for its accessible narrative style, relatable characters & masterful translation that preserves the depth & nuance of the original. Review by @rosefacchini.bsky.social in Italica 102.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/art...

Italica Vol. 102, No. 1, is now available! Featuring new articles, a special focus on Pino Daniele, review articles, and book reviews by @salvapappalardo.bsky.social, @rosefacchini.bsky.social, and more! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/iss...

My book review of Elvira di Fabio’s translation of Life, Brazen and Garish: A Tale of Three Women by Dacia Maraini (Rutgers UP, 2024) was recently published in Italica 102.1. Take a look! doi.org/10.5406/2325...

Life, Brazen and Garish: A Tale of Three Women

Dacia Maraini's body of work highlights women's issues with striking clarity, and Life, Brazen and Garish carries this theme forward in a fresh take on the epistolary novel. Set in contemporary Rome o...

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A must read! Rose Facchini (@rosefacchini.bsky.social), Literature’s Circulation Across Fields and Nations: An Interview with Gisèle Sapiro (@giselesapiro.bsky.social) for the @jhideas.bsky.social Blog; #bookhistory, #skystorians. www.jhiblog.org/2025/10/15/l...

Literature’s Circulation Across Fields and Nations: An Interview with Gisèle Sapiro

by Rose Facchini

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For the JHI Blog, Rose Facchini interviewed Gisèle Sapiro about her latest book, "Qu'est-ce qu'un auteur mondial? Le champ littéraire transnational" (Seuil, 2024), which studies the role of intermediaries, translators, and mediators in the making of world authorship. @rosefacchini.bsky.social

Literature’s Circulation Across Fields and Nations: An Interview with Gisèle Sapiro

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Delighted to feature @rosefacchini.bsky.social reading from INN OF THE SURVIVORS, out now from @snugglybooks.bsky.social, a visionary & highly relevant tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world set amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic.

Rose Facchini reads from Maico Morellini's INN OF THE SURVIVORS (Snuggly Books, 2025)

A visionary tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world. Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a…

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I know I'm about two weeks late in officially posting this, but Oonagh Stranksy wrote a wonderful review for my translation of INN OF THE SURVIVORS by Maico Morellini. Thank you for the kind words, Oonagh, and thank you to the fantastic editors at Asymptote!

Grief and Knowledge in a Dying World: A Review of Inn of the Survivors by Maico Morellini - Asymptote Blog

Stability and instability. Throughout Inn of the Survivors, the theme of balance comes up time and again—literally and metaphorically.

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Rose Facchini (@rosefacchini.bsky.social) interviewed Anna Ferrando about the practice of literary agency in Italy before and during World War II, a history that explains the peculiar fact that Fascist Italy ranked among the greatest consumers of foreign literature.

How Literary Agents Made Italian Publishing Transnational: An Interview with Anna Ferrando

by Rose Facchini

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Got a kind shout-out from author Tea C. Blanc, whose story “Emergenza A.I.” ["A.I. Fallout"] I translated for Asymptote, published last week. Check our Tea’s article on Fantascienza.com. Grazie mille, Tea!

Su Asymptote Emergenza I.A. diventa A.I. Fallout ∂ Fantascienza.com

Un racconto uscito su Delos Science Fiction qualche anno fa ha trovato una traduzione su un sito internazionale - Leggi tutto l'articolo su Fantascienza.com

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My latest translation, "A.I. Fallout" by Tea C. Blanc, is featured in Asymptote’s July 2025 issue, with the special feature “What AI Can’t Do.” You can also listen to the author read an excerpt! Many thanks to the truly remarkable editors at Asymptote for featuring our work.

A.I. Fallout - Asymptote

“Revolution is the struggle between the past and the future. And the future has just begun.” —Julian Assange   The android leaned over the railing that ran

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My latest translation out now! INN OF THE SURVIVORS, a novella by Maico Morellini, published by @snugglybooks.bsky.social. "Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a highly relevant warning for the world of today."

Maico Morellini - Inn of The Survivors | Snuggly Books

award-winning science fiction author Maico Morellini' s Inn of the Survivors, a visionary tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world.

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one of my favorite micros we’ve published all year ! i can’t exactly define the slippery, idiosyncratic tone of this 250 word story, but it’s for sure the most memorable thing you’ll read today. by Diego Lama ! translated by Rose Facchini @rosefacchini.bsky.social xraylitmag.com/i-see-the-be...

I SEE THE BEAUTY by Diego Lama, Translated from Italian by Rose Facchini

Behind the dune of plastics, hidden among the clumps of charred O-Rings and heaps of shapeless garbage, there is a large tank. In the tank are cockroaches. Every day, I climb onto the metal cover and ...

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Poetry time! My translations of two poems, “Contact Lenses” by Irene Moccia and “Love Poem” by Stefano De Vecchi, are featured in @exactingclam.bsky.social’s latest issue. Such a beautiful issue. My thanks to the editors and to Irene and Stefano for trusting me with their work. It’s been a delight!

Kasia Szymanska, Translation Multiples: From Global Culture to Postcommunist Democracy – @princetonupress.bsky.social, May 2025 press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... interview at Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social blog www.jhiblog.org/2025/05/28/t...

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A new genre of writing demonstrating that translation is neither a transparent medium nor a secondary form of literature

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Check out my latest translation published in West Branch 108, Spring/Summer 2025: "Fictions" by Diego Lama! Many thanks to Joe Scapellato and Andrew Ciotola at @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social, and Diego, of course, for trusting me with his work.

What's the problem with declarations of a new translation's "authoritative" status? In an interview on her new book, Translation Multiples, Kasia Szymanska (@kaszyma.bsky.social) discusses the idiosyncrasies and possibilities of the practice of translation. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Translation in Different Keys: An Interview with Kasia Szymanska

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It was an absolute pleasure to chat to @rosefacchini.bsky.social for @jhideas.bsky.social about my book Translation Multiples, which is now officially out (@princetonupress.bsky.social)! I love the cover image and the title for this interview: "Translation in Different Keys". Thank you, Rose & Zach!

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What's the problem with declarations of a new translation's "authoritative" status? In an interview on her new book, Translation Multiples, Kasia Szymanska (@kaszyma.bsky.social) discusses the idiosyncrasies and possibilities of the practice of translation. @princetonupress.bsky.social

Another translation published! Check out my translation of Diego Lama’s story “The Silent City” in LEAN. A big thanks to Semyon Khokhlov for featuring us!

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The Silent City

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Honored to be a Guest Editor for a special translation feature in West Branch Wired. My deepest gratitude to the West Branch team for their trust and support, and to the amazing contributors Oonagh Stransky, Edward Gauvin, and @slava8.bsky.social for their stunning translations!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of International Poetry Review Volume 48 (UNC Press), co-edited by my colleague Ana Hontanilla and me. We are now accepting submissions for International Poetry Review Volume 49. Please send your work by September 1, 2025, to rose.facchini@tufts.edu.

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The exploration of loss, renewal, and self-discovery in these works invites readers to recognize echoes of their own journeys, fostering a profound connectio...

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Another piece of good news in the same week! Published my translation of Diego Lama's "Upgrade" in 365tomorrows yesterday. Happy reading!

Thrilled to announce my latest translations from the Italian: "The Children" and "The Business Partner" by Diego Lama, published in LEAN! You can read them here: www.lean-mag.com/lama

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The Children & The Business Partner

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