Clara Nubile

Clara Nubile (1974). Literary translator and writer, she has been translating mostly fiction from English into Italian for the last 25 years. Among her translations: Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Everest Hotel by Allan Sealy, Mumbai Fables by Gyan Prakash, I am a fan by Sheena Patel, Quarterlife by Devika Rege, and the works of Parahamsa Yogananda. She used to live in Bombay, and she travelled all over India. Some of her works are set in India, like Trascuranze (2023) – her last novel – and her collection of short stories Le febbri (2017). She has published several novels, collections of short stories and poems. Her novel Lupo (2007), which is set in the South of Italy and it is deeply rooted in the traditional Southern supernatural, superstitious culture, has been translated into French in 2024 (Lupo).

She believes in words, in building bridges among community and cultures, in unity.