Illuminare
Alexandra LawrenceInsightful glimmers on books, art exhibitions, history, and cultural happenings in Italy
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 67 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 16 days ago |
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It's hot and I'm pretty tired
I was supposed to post something yesterday but honestly—and here I blame the already-heinous heat and general overwhelm of life, work, and the end of the school year—I just couldn’t get myself to sit down and write anything.
But I’m here...
On Interpretation
I am currently rereading Interpreter of Maladies, the Pulitzer-winning short story collection by Jhumpa Lahiri, a book I first read after I had just moved to Italy. The last lines of the final story had a deep impact on me even then and whe...
The Book Lover's Guide to Venice
Whenever I go to Venice I always bring two books. One is a guidebook—usually the Corto Sconto: Itinerari Fantastici e Nascosti di Corto Maltese a Venezia or the delightful Venice for Pleasure by J.G. Links—for use when I am in the city.
T...
Fire Signs
Read the Divine Comedy with me at the British Institute of Florence starting next Tuesday, April 28th—live in the Library and on Zoom. All information and registration here. I can promise you that Dante is just what is needed now (he...
War Cupboard
A few weeks ago, the inimitable Jeanette Winterson wrote a post called “When in difficulty read a book”. It began with a memory of what her mother called the “war cupboard”—a kitchen cabinet where she stockpiled tins of food and powdered mi...
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