After WWII, a small Italian town struggles to emerge from under the thumb of Fascism. With wit, tenderness, and irony, Elsa, the novel’s narrator, weaves a rich tapestry of provincial Italian life: two generations of neighbors and relatives, their gossip and shattered dreams, their heartbreaks and struggles to find happiness. Elsa wants to imagine a future for herself, free from the expectations and burdens of her town’s history, but the weight of the past will always prove unbearable, insistently posing the question: “Why has everything been ruined?”
Author: Natalia Ginzburg
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 05/04/2021
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780811231008
Language: English
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