Laura Grimaldi is managing editor for the Italian publisher II Saggiatore. She is internationally regarded for her work as a writer, critic, and translator. The author of ten novels, including Monsieur Bovary, II Sospetto (Suspicion), La Colya (Guilt), and La Paura (Fear), her books have been translated into nine languages. She has also translated into Italian the work of Ernest Hemingway, E. L. Doctorow, Scott Turow, Zadie Smith, Agatha Christie, Thomas Harris and Ray Bradbury. Robin Pickering-Iazzi, professor of Italian and comparative literature at the University of...