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Neapolitan Chronicles
Year
2018
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
New Vessel Press
Summary
This prizewinning collection of stories and essays is set in post-WWII Naples. 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, Neapolitan Chronicles is exquisitely rendered in English by acclaimed translators Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee. Included in the collection is "A Pair of Eyeglasses," one of the most widely praised Italian short stories of the last century.