Neapolitan Chronicles

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Synopsis
This prizewinning collection of stories and essays set in post-WWII Naples is &“required reading for [Elena] Ferrante fans&” (Kirkus Reviews). A 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 II. Depicting 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. From an author who has won most of Italy&’s major literary prizes and served as &“a major inspiration for Elana Ferrante,&” Neapolitan Chronicles is exquisitely rendered in English by acclaimed translators Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee (The New York Times). Included in the collection is &“A Pair of Eyeglasses,&” one of the most widely praised Italian short stories of the last century. &“Elena Ferrante has cited Ortese as one of her greatest influences . . . This collection of short stories and essays [infuses] a grimy, chaotic Naples with unsentimental menace.&” —The New Yorker &“A writer of exceptional prowess and force. The stories collected in this volume, which reverberate with Chekhovian energy and melancholy, are revered in Italy by writers and readers alike.&” —Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Interpreter of Maladies
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
192 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781939931566
Related ISBNs:
9781939931511
Publisher:
New Vessel Press
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Copyrighted By:
Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Jenny McPhee
Translator:
Ann Goldstein

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