John Domini

John Domini often gets to Naples, where his father was born and raised, and where he still has family. He has taught, published, and served on symposia in the city. In the United States, his writing has won awards in all genres, with fiction in the Paris Review and elsewhere, nonfiction in the New York Times and elsewhere, including Italian journals. Grants include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has three books of stories, the latest MOVIEOLA!, and three novels, two of them set in Naples. One more such story is coming in 2019, completing a trilogy. In 2009, his novel Earthquake I.D., in Italian translation, was runner-up for the Domenico Rea Prize. Other books include a selection of reviews and criticism. He has taught at Harvard, Northwestern, and elsewhere.