5 d. ago ‘It’s another form of imperialism’: how anglophone literature lost its universal appeal

There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee When I heard that a major international broadcaster would be producing a TV series based on Claudia Durastanti’s Strangers I Know, as a millennial Italian writer I was enthusiastic. Durastanti’s book – a fictionalised memoir about growing up between rural southern Italy and Brooklyn, and between identities, as the hearing daughter of two deaf parents – was the first literary novel of an Italian writer from my generation to reach a global public. Published in English by Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2022, in a translation by Elizabeth Harris, its success was widely seen as a good omen, the sign that international publishers were starting to show interest in a new crop of Italian literature.A further reason for my enthusiasm was that a big part of Strangers I Know takes place in Basilicata, ...

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6 d. ago Love Island star Faye Winter opens up about 'botched' beauty treatment: 'I didn't know if I'd ever regain feeling in my forehead'

TV star Faye Winter has revealed she had a 'terrifying' botched treatment before entering the Love Island villa.

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7 d. ago Love Island winner Toni Laites uses this exact Kayali perfume from Sephora

'If you love sweet gourmands like me try this one. It lasts all day and is good quality'

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9 d. ago The strange reason Donald Trump gave for son Barron's huge 6ft 7in height

Barron Trump has been in the spotlight recently

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3 w. ago Love Island star Angel's bizarre beauty procedure she offers at her salon

Love Island bombshell Angel offers an odd procedure at her salon away from the villa

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3 w. ago Love Island beauty reveals one day a week islanders all bed swap for strange reason

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island beauty Samantha Kenny has lifted the lid on what really goes on behind-the-scenes during the ITV villa's non-filming day - including takeaways and bed swapping

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3 w. ago Love Island beauty talks 'grim' showers as she makes bold cleanliness claim

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island star Samantha Kenny has opened up about the grim reality of the ITV villa as she dished the secrets of the show at Shein's VIP party in Ibiza

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