Stephen Sartarelli (born 1954 in

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) is an American poet and translator.

Life

Sartarelli graduated from Antioch College and

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. Specializing in translations from French and Italian into English, among other things he has translated the popular Inspector Montalbano series of detective novels written by the Italian writer

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. Sartarelli lives in France with his wife.

Awards

* 1984 Poggioli Translation Award for ''Horrcynus Orca'' by Stefano D'Arrigo * 2001 Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award from The

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for ''Songbook: The Selected Poems of Umberto Saba''.

Works

Poetry

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Essays

Translations

Poetry

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, ''The Book of Giving Back'' ( Edgewise Press, 1997), * *

Prose

* ''Death in Florence'', by Marco Vichi (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013) * ''Prince of the Clouds'', by Gianni Riotta (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000). * ''The Plague-Sower'', by Gesualdo Bufalino (1988). * ''The House on Moon Lake'', by Francesca Duranti (1985). * * * * *

References

External links

"Poissonally in poisson"
- Interview with Stephen Sartarelli on the Anglo-Italian blo
Detective Beyond BordersInterview with Stephen Sartarelli
on the program "Best Medicine" of Australian radio network 88.3 Southern FM {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartarelli, Stephen 1954 births Living people Italian–English translators American male poets Antioch College alumni New York University alumni French–English translators 20th-century American poets 20th-century American translators 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American poets 21st-century American translators 21st-century American male writers Writers from Youngstown, Ohio Poets from Ohio