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Neapolitan Chronicles
Contributor(s): Ortese, Anna Maria (Author), Goldstein, Ann (Translator), McPhee, Jenny (Translator)

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ISBN: 1939931517     ISBN-13: 9781939931511
Publisher: New Vessel Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | European - Italian
- Travel | Europe - Italy
Dewey: 853.914
LCCN: 2017949071
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.45 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2018
 
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A major inspiration for Elena Ferrante.--The New York Times

A riveting classic of European literature, this superb collection of fiction and reportage is set in Italy's most vibrant and turbulent metropolis--Naples--in the immediate aftermath of World War Two. These writings helped inspire Elena Ferrante's best-selling novels and she has expressed deep admiration for the author of this volume, originally edited in Italian by Italo Calvino. Goyaesque in its depiction of the widespread suffering and brutal desperation that plagued the city, it comprises a mix of masterful storytelling and piercing journalism. This book, with its unforgettable portrait of Naples high and low, is also a stunning literary companion to the great neorealist films of the era by directors such as Vittorio de Sica and Roberto Rossellini. Neapolitan Chronicles is exquisitely rendered in English by Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee, two of the leading translators working from Italian today. Included in the collection is A Pair of Eyeglasses, one of the most widely praised Italian short stories of the last century.

Anna Maria Ortese (1914-1998) is one of the most celebrated and original Italian writers of the last century. Neapolitan Chronicles brought her widespread acclaim in her native country when it was first published in 1953 and won the prestigious Premio Viareggio.


 
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