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The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

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'Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast' TelegraphThis landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, from the birth of the modern nation to the end of the twentieth century.Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society, their powerful voices resonating through regional landscapes, private passions and dramatic political events.This wide-ranging selection curated by Jhumpa Lahiri includes well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello alongside many captivating new discoveries. More than a third of the stories featured in this volume have been translated into English for the first time, several of them by Lahiri herself.

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Format Digital E-Book (N/A pages)
Language Eng
Published March 7, 2019
ISBN 41715725
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Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Jhumpa Lahiri can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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