I live in an international community and that gives you a lot. If you're open minded, love
different languages, know how to interact and interface with people of different cultures it's a very inspiring, very human place.
Andrea Zurlo
Join me and author and translator Andrea Zurlo for the second part of our conversation about her work, her favorite writing to do and read, and the many ways her choice to live in Florence has impacted her craft.
In the episode, we also take a deep dive into her novels, El reposo de la tierra durante el invierno (The Land at Rest in Winter), a finalist for Spain’s Premio Planeta, 2016, set in Argentina during the Peronist government and the military dictatorship from 1968 to
the early 1980s, and La ineficacia de la Muerte, a book about a young translator, who unwittingly gets entangled in an artificial intelligence project and ends up connected to a phone that not only receives mental commands but is also capable of reading her mind. We also delve into Florence’s long literary tradition, reflect upon the many famous writers who've passed through and found inspiration here.
Finally, we chat about what’s next for Andrea, the current state of humanity, where we’re headed, and the things that could ultimately save us.
Biography
Writer and translator, born in Argentina, where she earned her degree in Literary and Technical Translation. She is the published author of several novels, including El
sendero de Dante (2007, Spain); El reposo de la tierra durante el invierno (shortlisted for the 2016 Planeta Award and published in Argentina and Puerto Rico), and La ineficacia de la muerte (2024, Spain). She has been shortlisted for several literary awards in both Spain and Italy, and her short stories have appeared in fourteen anthologies across Europe and Latin America.
As a screenwriter, she has written two produced short films and one produced feature film.
Links
www.andreazurlo.wix.com/ andreazurlo
Substack: https://substack.com/@andreazurlo
https:// www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-zurlo-6241b547/
IG: @andrezurlo
http:// www.imdb.com/name/nm8080567/
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Podcast Producer: Andrew Niklas Curtis
Production Intern: Jasmine Kim
Recording and post-production Lorenzo Maiani, Faminore Sound Agency
