Claudia Durastanti
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| Born | 8 June 1984 Brooklyn,New York,U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, translator, journalist |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Claudia Durastanti(born 8 June 1984) is an Italian writer and translator.
Early life[edit]
Durastanti was born in theBrooklynneighbourhood ofBensonhurstto two deaf Italian parents, who divorced in 1990. After their divorce, Durastanti (aged 6) moved to theBasilicataregion of southern Italy with her mother. This and other aspects of her life (like an incident in which her father kidnapped her as a child) are described in her semi-autobiographical novelLa Straniera(published in English asStrangers I Know).[1][2][3][4]
Durastanti studied cultural anthropology at theSapienza University of Romeand continued her studies atDe Montfort University.She then returned to Rome where she earned a master's degree in publishing and journalism.[5]
Career[edit]
Durastanti was shortlisted for the 2019Strega PrizeandViareggio PrizewithLa Straniera(La nave di Teseo, 2019). The book is translated into twenty-one languages and is being adapted into a TV show.[1]
Her work has appeared inGranta,theLos Angeles Review of Booksand The Serving Library.
She is a board member of theTurin International Book Fairand co-founded the Italian Festival of Literature in London.[6]
She translated works byJoshua CohenandDonna Haraway,as well asOcean Vuong'sOn Earth We're Briefly GorgeousandF. Scott Fitzgerald'sThe Great Gatsby.[6]
She writes a music column forInternazionaleand serves as a curator for the feminist imprint La Tartaruga, founded by Laura Lepetit in 1975.
Personal life[edit]
At various points in her life, she has lived in Brooklyn,Basilicata,London, and Rome. After the publication ofStrangers I Know,she briefly lived in New York during theCOVID-19 pandemic,before moving back to Rome, where she lived as of January 2023.[7][1][8]
Works[edit]
In Italian[edit]
- Un giorno verrò a lanciare sassi alla tua finestra,Venezia,Marsilio,2010ISBN978-88-317-0572-1.
- A Chloe, per le ragioni sbagliate,Venezia, Marsilio, 2013ISBN978-88-317-1670-3.
- Cleopatra va in prigione,Roma,minimum fax,2016ISBN978-88-7521-745-7.
- La straniera,Milano, La nave di Teseo, 2019ISBN978-88-93447-75-1.[6]
In English[edit]
- Cleopatra Goes To Prison,translator Christine Donougher, Dublin: The Dedalus Press, 2020.ISBN9781910213964
- Strangers I Know,translator Elizabeth Harris,Fitzcarraldo Editions,January 2022.[9]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Claudia Durastanti".The Paris Review.Retrieved21 February2022.
- ^Durastanti, Claudia (2019)."Claudia Durastanti".Santa Maddalena Foundation.Archived from the original on 30 May 2023.Retrieved16 December2023.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Peschel, Joseph (February 2022)."Claudia Durastanti'sStrangers I Know".Brooklyn Rail.Archivedfrom the original on 16 December 2023.Retrieved16 December2023.
- ^Durastanti, Claudia (2022).La straniera[Strangers I Know]. Translated by Harris, Elizabeth. Great Britain: Fitzcarraldo Editions.ISBN978-1-913097-83-7.
- ^"Claudia Durastanti".Maxim Gorki Theater.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^abc"Claudia Durastanti".Granta.Retrieved21 January2022.
- ^Chianese, Francesco (16 May 2022)."From" La Straniera "to" Strangers I know ": Claudia Durastanti's Journey through Languages, Cultures, Genres, and Genders".Reading in Translation.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2023.Retrieved16 December2023.
- ^Handal, Nathalie (18 January 2023)."The City and the Writer: In Rome with Claudia Durastanti".Words Without Borders.Archivedfrom the original on 6 June 2023.Retrieved16 December2023.
- ^"STRANGERS I KNOW".Fitzcarraldo Editions.Retrieved26 January2022.
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