Thursday, April 08, 2004
BOOKS: THE SKY FALLS BY LORENZA MAZZETTI
I recently read this book (translated by Marguerite Waldman), which I found in the Italian literature section of my university library. Originally published in 1961, it's a novel about, and narrated by, a young girl in Fascist Italy during World War II. Unlike the previous work of Italian fiction I wrote about (if permalinks still aren't working, scroll down to Feb. 12), this isn't experimental in any way, but it does a very good job of depicting a child's voice. It's apparently out of print (Amazon only lists a German translation, which is out of stock), but worth looking for in your library or in used bookstores.
I recently read this book (translated by Marguerite Waldman), which I found in the Italian literature section of my university library. Originally published in 1961, it's a novel about, and narrated by, a young girl in Fascist Italy during World War II. Unlike the previous work of Italian fiction I wrote about (if permalinks still aren't working, scroll down to Feb. 12), this isn't experimental in any way, but it does a very good job of depicting a child's voice. It's apparently out of print (Amazon only lists a German translation, which is out of stock), but worth looking for in your library or in used bookstores.
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