Anne Milano Appel

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Anne Milano Appel has translated texts by a number of leading Italian authors for US and UK publishers. Her shorter works have appeared in a variety of literary journals. Her awards include the Italian Prose in Translation Award, the John Florio Prize for Italian Translation, and the Northern California Book Award for Translation.

  • A charcoal and colored pencil illustration of Madonna and child

    Seven Times Happy

    By Muin Masri
    May 2025
    Muin Masri
    Illustration by europeana / Unsplash.com Muin Masri grew up in Palestine before immigrating to Italy in 1985. Cross for Sale is a loose collection of stories and memories—sometimes lyr…
  • A bright green sweater hanging on a wall painted sky blue with clouds

    Lucilla

    By Anna Voltaggio
    August 27, 2024 Anna Voltaggio
    Photo by avtk / stock.adobe.com Two sisters, one childhood, two versions—and a green sweater. In Anna Voltaggio’s “Lucilla,” the lives of two sisters trace corresponding arcs from childho…
  • The cover to Theory of Shadows by Paolo Maurensig

    Theory of Shadows by Paolo Maurensig

    By Paolo Maurensig
    Paolo Maurensig
    New York. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2018. 179 pages]Paolo Maurensig’s Theory of Shadows uses the game of chess as a vehicle to meditate on the Holocaust. Its central character is the infamou…