Jessie Chaffee is the author of the novel Florence in Ecstasy, recently published in Italy as La mia fame è troppo amore (Rizzoli/Fabbri) and forthcoming in five languages. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to Italy to complete the novel and was the writer-in-residence at Florence University of the Arts. She lives in New York City and is an editor at Words Without Borders. Find her at www.JessieChaffee.com.
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