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"My name is Milan because my mother adored books by Milan Kundera. But since her brother, named Misha, had been killed in a concentration camp, my mother always called me Misha and that is how I became Misha for everyone. My name can be written in many different ways, depending on the language. I prefer to write it as Misha." So begins Alain Elkann's tale of love and loss, but above all about loss.
Translated by
K.E. Bättig von Wittelsbach teaches in the Department of Romance Studies and the Jewish Studies Program at Cornell University. The focus of her work is Jewish Italy, and she regularly includes Alain Elkann's writings in her courses. Her previous translations for Bordighera Press include Elkann's novels Anita (2021), Nonna Carla (2023) and A Single Day (2024).
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