Helen Barolini

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Helen Barolini


Born
Syracuse, NY, The United States
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Helen Barolini was born and raised in Syracuse, NY and attended local schools. She attended Wells College,graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University and received a Master's degree from Columbia University. She was an exchange student at the University of London where she studied contemporary English literature, and then traveled in Europe writing "Letters from Abroad" for the Syracuse Herald Journal. Following studies in Italy, she married the late Italian author and journalist Antonio Barolini.

In their married life of several moves between Italy and the United States, Helen Barolini became the English translator of Antonio's writings that were published in The New Yorker, Reporter and other American publications.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 305 ratings · 34 reviews · 26 distinct works
Umbertina

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3.71 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1982 — 17 editions
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Aldus & His Dream Book

3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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The Dream Book: An Antholog...

4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions
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Chiaroscuro: Essays on Iden...

3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Festa: Recipes and Recollec...

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions
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A Circular Journey

3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Their Other Side: Six Ameri...

3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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Helen Barolini Reads From U...

4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1987
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Love in the Middle Ages

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions
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More Italian Hours & Other ...

2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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“She loves the sun and the sea. She is her happiest there.”
Helen Barolini, Umbertina

“The saying is that in the house where rosemary thrives, the women of that house are its strength.”
Helen Barolini, Umbertina

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