Presentation of the Joseph Tusiani Italian Translation Prize

The recipient of the second edition of the Tusiani Translation Prize is Professor Will Schutt, for his translation of Brief Homage to Pluto and Other Poems, by Fabio Pusterla. The prize will be presented by Gaetano Cipolla, chairman of the Prize, and the members of the judging committee: Peter Carravetta, Michael Palma, Giuseppe Perricone, and Minna Zallman Proctor, as well as Luigi Bonaffini, editor of Journal of Italian Translation, which sponsors the Tusiani Prize. The program will include a bilingual reading of excerpts of Prof.  Schutt’s translation.

Sponsored by The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and Journal of Italian Translation.

Location: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Admission:  free and open to the public

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