Estelle Gilson will discuss and sign her translation of Umberto Saba's Ernesto. Estelle Gilson is a writer, translator, and poet. She has been a contributing editor at both Present Tense and Columbia Magazine and her short fiction has appeared in several publications. She has translated the poetry of Gabriel Preil, fiction by Stendhal, and two novels by Massimo Bontempelli, among others. Her translation of Stories and Recollections of Umberto Saba won three translation prizes including the MLA’s first Scaglione award as the best translation of the previous two years. She lives in San Diego, California. Estelle Gilson will be interviewed by Italian born Elio (Moselio) Schaechter. Elio Schaechter is Distinguished Professor, emeritus at Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University and at the University of California, San Diego.