News from the Division of Languages and Literature
The Innocents of Florence by Professor Joseph Luzzi Reviewed in the New Yorker
Luzzi chronicles the tragic and complex history of the groundbreaking humanitarian institution.
Francine Prose Reviews a 19th Century Novella That Merges Creationism and Evolution for the New York Review of Books
She praises Adam and Eve in Paradise, a 19th-century novella in which, among other things, Adam fights a dinosaur and Eve is praised for eating the forbidden fruit.
The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry ’99 Wins Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction
“Winning it was just an astonishing thing. I felt incredibly grateful.”