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Jeanne Bonner

Jeanne Bonner
Jeanne Bonner is a writer and journalist based in Connecticut. She is the 2018 winner of the PEN Grant for the English Translation of Italian Literature, given by PEN America. Her essays have been published by The New York Times, CNN Travel and Catapult. She studied Italian literature at Wesleyan University and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Bennington College.


Will a Woman Writer Win Italy’s Strega Prize This Year?

Since First Awarded in 1947, Only 10 Women Have Won It
July 2, 2018  By Jeanne Bonner
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Where Are the Great Italian Women Writers?

Jeanne Bonner Visits the Salone del Libro to Look Beyond Ferrante
June 7, 2017  By Jeanne Bonner
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10 Italian Books by Women We’d Love to See in English

Reading Beyond Elena Ferrante
June 3, 2016  By Jeanne Bonner
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