Arturo VivanteArturo Vivante grew up in Italy, England, and Canada. He left a medical practice in the mid-1950s when his short stories began to be published. He has published two novels, five short-story collections, essays, translations, plays, and a book of poety. His Solitude and Other Stories (University of Notre Dame Press, 2004) won the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction. He lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Read More Read Less