The day of the locust Nathanael West He groped his way to a carved, marble coffin. He was still sitting there when a young man in a black jacket and gray striped trousers came in. "Are you here for the Greener funeral?" Tod stood up and nodded vaguely. "The services are beginning," the man…Read more Authors translating authors: Paolo Zardi & Nathaneal West
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Cuore/Heart by Paolo Zardi
Cuore Paolo Zardi Era successo al parco: stavo correndo al fianco di lei, e improvvisamente mi sono trovato disteso sul prato, incapace di muovermi – incapace perfino di respirare. Nel cielo c’era una nuvola a forma di gatto; tra i rami di un pino marittimo un uccello, forse un beccofrusone, gorgheggiava in una…Read more Cuore/Heart by Paolo Zardi
Snapshots: Pinball/Flipper by Matilda Colarossi
Pinball Matilda Colarossi I had experienced mad. It was just like when your head pops through the tightest part of a turtle-neck sweater and everything is black, and there's that throbbing pressure on your temples. That's how it was for me. It was the burning in your stomach that shoots up to your cheeks, burrowing…Read more Snapshots: Pinball/Flipper by Matilda Colarossi
Pulcinella and the snails by Erri De Luca
Pulcinella e le lumache 14 agosto 2017 Erri De Luca Da piccolino avevo paura dell’elettricità. A causa di una forte scossa ricevuta, non volevo toccare neanche un interruttore. Mi prendevano in giro e mi vergognai della paura. Per superarla inventai un rimedio buffo: mettevo e toglievo la spina dalla presa elettrica, a ripetizione, fino a…Read more Pulcinella and the snails by Erri De Luca
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