In January-February, 2010, Ludmila Ulitskaya participates to a promotional campaign of the Italian edition of her last novel Daniel Stein, Translator (Daniel Stein, Traduttore, ROMANZO BOMPIANI, 2010, Translated from the Russian by Emanuela Guercetti).
On February 23rd at 18.00 in Casa della Cultura, via Borgogna 3, Milano, Italy, Ludmila Ulitskaya and Elena Kostioukovitch will host a presentation dedicated to Daniel Stein, Traduttore.
Reviews from Italian newspapers on Daniel Stein: http://www.elkost.com/ludmila_ulitskaya/critical_reports/
Ludmila Ulitskaya's interviews: http://www.elkost.com/ludmila_ulitskaya/interviews/
(Video: Ludmila Ulitskaya in Punto Donna, settimanale di informazione televisiva, RAI TV, 26/01/2010)
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