A Volontà: Blog

1. Finding the Cinghialetto in the Connecticut Woods

   April 8, 2020
   We are working on an illustrated translation of Grazia Deledda’s short story, “Il Cinghialetto.” Today, the woods of Connecticut mirrored the wilderness of Sardegna, where our hero, il Cinghialetto (the little wild boar) is born, and sets off for his journey into the wide world. This American dog, a stand-in…

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2. Milan: Trattoria Al Sasset

   April 6, 2020
   Here is Trattoria Al Sasset in Niguarda, Milan - much like Trattoria Antica Ambrosiana whose photos also appear in this blog, it is a historic spot close to the heart of the workaday neighborhoods of Milan. It is only open for lunch. These photos were taken two months ago; I…

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3. The prickly pear cactus

   April 4, 2020
   The genus Opuntia, more commonly known as the prickly pear, is a variety of cactus that grows all over the world. The Opuntia ficus-indica - or the Fico d’India, grows wild throughout Calabria, where my mother, as a child, picked and ate the plant’s bright red fruit that…

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