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Italy: A Traveler's Literary Companion

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Italy: A Traveler's Literary Companion

Contributors:

By (Author) Lawrence Venuti

ISBN:

9781883513146

Publisher:

Whereabouts Press

Imprint:

Whereabouts Press

Publication Date:

8th December 2003

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 127mm, Height 184mm

Weight:

269g

Description

Italys rising literary stars join some of its best-known writers including Nobel-laureate Luigi Pirandello, Natalia Ginzburg, Alberto Moravia, and Antonio Tabucchi to take the reader on a panoramic tour of both city and countryside, across the social spectrum, surveying the countrys rich cultural history. Explore Italys popular tourist destinations and out-of-the-way spots under the fresh and even startling light cast by these twenty-three diverse and exciting stories, most of which are available here in English for the first time. For those who wish to reach beyond the stereotypes and get an insiders view to discover an Italy thats off the beaten path, as well as new insights along familiar, well-traveled roads, these stories arranged geographically for the traveler, armchair or otherwise are an excellent place to start. Contributors include Barbara Alberti, Corrado Alvaro, Romano Bilenchi, Massimo Bontempelli, Dino Buzzati, Andrea Camilleri, Natalia Ginzburg, Claudio Magris, Marilia Mazzeo, Luigi Malerba, Dacia Maraini, Maria Messina, Alberto Moravia, Aldo Palazzeschi, Goffredo Parise, Luigi Pirandello, Domenico Rea, Mario Rigoni Stern, Lalla Romano, Alberto Savinio, Tiziano Scarpa, Antonio Tabucchi, and Federigo Tozzi.

Author Bio

Lawrence Venuti is a distinguished translator of Italian literature, as well as an internationally known translation theorist and historian. He has lived in Florence and Rome and has lectured extensively throughout Italy. He has received awards from PEN America Center, the NEA and the NEH. He reviews Italian fiction for "The New York Times" and is professor of English at Temple University in Philadelphia.

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