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Short Stories in Italian

Short Stories in Italian
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  • ISBN-13: 9780140265408
  • ISBN: 0140265406
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

AUTHOR

Roberts, Nick

SUMMARY

This new volume of nine short stories offers students of Italian at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature in the original, with the aid of parallel translations. The selection covers a rich variety of themes and styles, and includes stories by established literary figures such as Italo Calvino and Primo Levi as well as the new generation of writers. Aspects of Sicilian and Italian life are explored by Leonardo Sciascia and Goffredo Parise, Dacia Maraini tackles the controversial subject of abortion and Antonio Tabucchi looks at the nature of reality. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language. Questo nuovo volume di nove racconti presenta agli studenti d'italiano, a qualsiasi livello, l'occasione di apprezzare una vasta sfera della letteratura contemporanea, con l'aiuto di traduzioni in parallelo. Con una ricchezza notevole di argomenti e di stili diversi, la collezione comprende racconti non solo di figure letterarie illustri, come Italo Calvino e Primo Levi, ma anche della nuova generazione di scrittori. Leonardo Sciascia e Goffredo Parise trattano aspetti della vita siciliana e italiana, Dacia Maraini affronta il soggetto polemico dell'aborto e Antonio Tabucchi esamina la natura della realta. I racconti, forniti di note, vengono letti con piacere sia in italiano che in inglese.Roberts, Nick is the author of 'Short Stories in Italian' with ISBN 9780140265408 and ISBN 0140265406.

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