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UNINA9910813409803321 |
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Titolo |
Italian tales [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology of contemporary Italian fiction / / edited by Massimo Riva |
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New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73046-7 |
9786611730468 |
0-300-12969-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xxxi, 260 p.).) |
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Collana |
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Italian literature and thought series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Short stories, Italian |
Italian fiction - 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-260). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue. Consuming the View -- The Keeper of Ruins -- Zardino -- The Self-Awareness of the Labyrinth -- Lost Road -- The Penumbra We Have Crossed -- On the Neverending Terrace -- The Piazza -- Great Bear, Little Bear -- Windswept Lane -- Reaching Dew Point -- Montedidio -- Leo's World -- The Sea Voyage of Baron Mandralisca -- Melodrama -- From the Diary of Baron Scarpia -- The Day of Thanksgiving -- Epilogue. Leave-taking -- Credits |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This anthology serves as a literary map to guide readers through the varied geography of contemporary Italian fiction. Massimo Riva has gathered English-language translations of short stories and excerpts from novels that were originally published in Italian between 1975 and 2001. As an expression of a communal contemporary condition, these narratives suggest a new sensibility and a new way of seeing, exploring, and inhabiting the world, in writing.Riva provides a comprehensive introduction to Italian literary trends of the past twenty years. Each selection is preceded by a short introduction and biography of the writer. For English-language readers who are familiar with the work of Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco, this collection presents an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the work of other important |
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