Lit in Translation

Emanuele Trevi

Born 1964 · Italy

In English
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Books on prize lists

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    Strega 2021 · Winner

    Due vite

    Title translated by AI:“Two Lives”

    Emanuele Trevi · 56 when first published

    Novel · 131 pages · Autofiction

    AI-generated summary:A writer remembers two friends, the writers Rocco Carbone and Pia Pera, both of whom died young: one hounded by his inner furies, the other sensitive and prone to illusions, bound together by a deep friendship.

  • In English

    Strega 2012 · Shortlist

    Something Written

    Qualcosa di scritto

    Emanuele Trevi · 48 when first published

    Novel · 246 pages · Autofiction

    AI-generated summary:Rome, early 1990s: a cynical, naive young writer takes a job at the Pier Paolo Pasolini archive, ruled by the irascible actress Laura Betti, who behaves as if possessed by the dead poet.