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- Author: Giovanni Boccaccio, Grazia Deledda, Anna Maria Ortese, Luigi Pirandello, Natalia Ginzburg
- Publisher: New Vessel Press
- Year: 2018
- ISBN: 9781939931665
- ISBN-10: 1939931665
- ISBN-13: 9781939931665
- Format: ePub
- Language: English
A Very Italian Christmas (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
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The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg and Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda, this choice selection delights and intrigues. These literary gems are filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty of style. Like everything the Italians do, this is Christmas with its very own verve and flair, the perfect literary complement to a Buon Natale italiano.
- Author: Giovanni Boccaccio, Grazia Deledda, Anna Maria Ortese, Luigi Pirandello, Natalia Ginzburg
- Publisher: New Vessel Press
- Year: 2018
- ISBN: 9781939931665
- ISBN-10: 1939931665
- ISBN-13: 9781939931665
- Format: ePub
- Language: English English
The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg and Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda, this choice selection delights and intrigues. These literary gems are filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty of style. Like everything the Italians do, this is Christmas with its very own verve and flair, the perfect literary complement to a Buon Natale italiano.
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