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A list of Italian themed movies and books for all seasons

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I thought I'd recommend a few books and movies with a bit of an Italian theme. But as is usual in Italy, I've gone and overindulged with the entertainment. Quindi sono guai! So now you are in for it! Get ready for a mega list of movies and great reads from a lifetime lover of…

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Conversations with Elio Vittorini and his critics

Categories About me, Arts, Expat, Expat experiences, Italian Culture, Italy, Language concerns, Language Concerns, Life in Sicily, Literary Islands, Literature, Mythology from Sicily, Sicilian Culture and Traditions, Sicilian History, Sicilian Writers, Sicily, Sicily and Sicilianess2 Comments on Conversations with Elio Vittorini and his critics

Elio Vittorini’s Conversations in Sicily has been on my reading list for a while and I was delighted to find the original English translation in the Amazon Kindle store compete with an introduction from Ernest Hemingway so I immediately snapped it up. However, for some unknown reason, it was never delivered and after several emails,…

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