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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies [Apologies for cross-posting] *The FLR - The Florentine Literary Review - issue 3* *Sacred / Sacro* TheFLR - The Florentine Literary Review is a bilingual magazine in Italian and English featuring engaging and entertaining short stories, plus two collectible poems. Tales and verses by Italian authors will be published for the first time alongside the finest English translations. A further layer of interpretation is provided by the illustrations commissioned for each issue from a contemporary artist. Is anything SACRED any more? This is one of the questions that Italy’s contemporary writers address through poetry and prose in the third edition of TheFLR. The Florentine Literary Review. Take a walk into a SACRED wood of meanings and meanderings between life and death, which have little to do with the dictionary definition of religion—things don’t go so well for the men and women of the cloth in this magazine—and much to do with spiritual bonds and a sense of belonging. This is an edition embellished with jumble, often nocturnal vegetation, “polluted screens”, but it also shines brightly with exploding stars and constellations. Meet sisters and brothers in a violent maternal nightmare, Artificial Intelligence which deprograms unexpectedly as if in theological fiction, a gardener God who’s in love, a tour guide irritated by an impertinent posh lady, a Reverend from the south who roams a horrifying scene, and two colleagues who discuss “Newspeaks” at lunch, after the earth has moved. *Directed by* Alessandro Raveggi *Illustrations by* Giada Fuccelli *Translations* Johanna Bishop *EDITORIAL BOARD *Martino Baldi, Luca Baldoni, Diego Bertelli, Raoul Bruni, Helen Farrell, Giuseppe Girimonti Greco, Gianni Montieri, Daniele Pasquini, Alice Pisu, Vanni Santoni, Niccolò Scaffai *SUPPORTERS* Issue 3 was released thanks to the support of *Gonzaga University in Florence* and *ISI Florence – International Studies Institute.* *SPECIAL PRICE FOR BOOK CLUBS AND CLASSROOMS*10 copies – €85 20 copies – €160 *email [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> with your mailing address for further details and a quote with shipping.* *For more info http://www.theflorentine.net/theflr/ <http://www.theflorentine.net/theflr/>* ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies