Claudia Durastanti

Claudia Durastanti, born in Brooklyn in 1984, is a writer and translator. She was a literature fellow at the American Academy in Rome and was among the founders of the Italian Festival of Literature in London. Durastanti has contributed to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica and has received several prizes and awards. Her novel Strangers (Die Fremde, 2021) was shortlisted for the Premio Strega and has been translated into numerous languages.