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Clarissa Botsford

Biography

Clarissa Botsford

Clarissa Botsford has worked in the fields of teaching, intercultural and migrant education, editing, translating and publishing and is also a musician and humanist celebrant. She lives in the heart of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome and teaches English and translation studies at Roma Tre University. Recent translations include Elvira Dones’s SWORN VIRGIN, Alessandro Baricco’s THE GAME, Viola Ardone’s THE CHILDREN'S TRAIN, Lia Levi’s TONIGHT IS ALREADY TOMORROW, and Sasha Naspini’s NIVES.

Clarissa Botsford

Books by Clarissa Botsford

The Witch's Mouth
written by Sacha Naspini, translated by Clarissa Botsford - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Tuscany, 1972. Beneath rolling vineyards and medieval hill towns lies a buried empire --- and a ruthless underground economy built on stealing it. Bardo is the most skilled tomb raider in the region, a master of the secret art of looting Etruscan burial sites and moving priceless antiquities through shadowy networks that stretch from rural Italy to the grand museums and private collections of America. For years, he has ruled this dangerous trade. But when his son Giovanni inherits the business, everything begins to unravel. Lacking his father’s instincts and authority, Giovanni becomes an easy target for rival gangs, as old alliances crumble and a once lucrative trade turns into a violent struggle for survival.