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Through the Rabbit Holes

Wander into magical realms and fantastical worlds where reality is constantly redefined or questioned

Il ritratto

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Francesco Panzeri
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
6 minutes read

Nemmeno un minuto Portasar

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi
Written in Romanian by Cătălin Pavel
9 minutes read

La rinnegata

A story of three generations of women, their courage and search for independence in the face of superstition and prejudice, in the spirit of Natalia Ginzburg and Elena Ferrante. In this striking debut, based on a true story, Valeria Usala bears witness to an age-old story of violence against women and takes us into the heart of rural Sardinia, where superstitions and cruelty coexist with the joys and companionship of a tight-knit community. Teresa runs a shop and a tavern. But not even the family she has created with the man she loves can protect her from the malicious gossip of jealous locals, who are threatened by her independence. Her own mother, Maria, was made an outcast, and now Teresa is in turn forsaken by the villagers. Will she pay for her success with her life? Is she like a character in Greek tragedy, whose destiny is inevitable? A story that gives voice to the forgotten women of Sardinia—and to the one of women everywhere.
Written in Italian by Valeria Usala
10 minutes read

Tutti gli ascensori portano al piano terra (Acqua da guardare)

Translated from Bulgarian to Italian by Giorgia Spadoni
Written in Bulgarian by Gergana Galabova
9 minutes read

Cambiamento: la voce delle donne

Translated from Polish to Italian by Giulio Scremin
Written in Polish by Aleksandra Lipczak
12 minutes read

La ragazza che ascoltava gli uccelli

Translated from Slovenian to Italian by Lucia Gaja Scuteri
Written in Slovenian by Agata Tomažič
10 minutes read

Sinossi

Written in Italian by Arianna Giorgia Bonazzi
4 minutes read

Le bugie si accumulano in fretta

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Antonio De Sortis
Written in Dutch by Carmien Michels
8 minutes read

Va bene così

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Francesco Panzeri
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
7 minutes read

Bubblegum blues

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Antonio De Sortis
Written in Dutch by Carmien Michels
9 minutes read

I Miralles

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Martino Gandi
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
9 minutes read

Residence

Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
9 minutes read

Ortensio

Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
3 minutes read

Non dare da mangiare alle scimmie

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Valeria Parlato
Written in Spanish by Roberto Osa
7 minutes read

Fiori di loto che si chiudono (quando ci si entra) (La via del perceptionist)

Translated from Serbian to Italian by Katarina Mitić
Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić
8 minutes read

Di demoni e di destrieri

Translated from Slovenian to Italian by Lucia Gaja Scuteri
Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel
5 minutes read

Punto di fuga

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Antonio De Sortis
Written in Dutch by Maud Vanhauwaert
8 minutes read

Per non vederti

Translated from Portugese to Italian by Francesca Leotta
Written in Portugese by Valério Romão
10 minutes read

Questo sangue masticato

In his debut novel, Francesco Aloia comes to terms with the past and his family, keeping his grandmother Ada's teachings firmly in mind. After leaving home and finding his own path, he returns to the places of his childhood during a summer and confronts a particularly "overbearing" grandfather, Tanino 'e Bastimento, a man of honor who, after a couple of murders and many years in prison, after challenging a Camorra boss, now must face one final duel "in absentia"—this time with his grandson.
Written in Italian by Francesco Aloia
10 minutes read

Curling

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Martino Gandi
Written in Spanish by Yaiza Berrocal
9 minutes read
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