Stephen Sartarelli

Stephen Sartarelli (born 1954 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American poet and translator.

Life

Sartarelli graduated from Antioch College and New York University. Specializing in translations from French and Italian into English, he has translated the popular Inspector Montalbano series of detective novels written by the Italian writer Andrea Camilleri.

Sartarelli lives in France with his wife.

Awards

• 1984 Poggioli Translation Award for Horrcynus Orca by Stefano D'Arrigo
• 2001 Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award from The Academy of American Poets for Songbook: The Selected Poems of Umberto Saba.

Works

Poetry

Essays

Translations

Poetry

• Nanni Cagnone, The Book of Giving Back (Edgewise Press, 1997),

Prose

• Death in Florence, by Marco Vichi (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013)
• Prince of the Clouds, by Gianni Riotta (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000).
• The Plague-Sower, by Gesualdo Bufalino (1988).
• The House on Moon Lake, by Francesca Duranti (1985).

References

External links

• "Poissonally in poisson" - Interview with Stephen Sartarelli on the Anglo-Italian blog Detective Beyond Borders
• Interview with Stephen Sartarelli on the program "Best Medicine" of Australian radio network 88.3 Southern FM