Michael F. Moore is a translator and interpreter who has translated numerous works, including The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni, The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi, Live Bait by Fabio Genovesi, and Agostino by Alberto Moravia. His most recently translated Spatriati by Mario Desiati, which in 2022 won the Premio Strega, Italy's highest literary award. In addition to his translation work, he serves as an interpreter to the permanent mission of Italy to the UN. In this conversation, Michael recounts his path to learning Italian and becoming a translator and interpreter. He discusses the nuances and challenges of translating Alessandro Manzoni's Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed), and helping the English-language reading public to discover it as one of the great works of European literature. He also talks about his recent translation of Mario Desiati's Spatriati, as well as a translation seminar that he is teaching at Columbia in Fall 2024.

The Betrothed: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107406/the-betrothed-by-alessandro-manzoni/

Spatriati: https://otherpress.com/product/spatriati-9781635424034/