The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles
$28.84
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
16 April 2012
Summary
A brand new translation of another novel in the Ferrara sequence which includes The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.
Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly.
As anti-Semitism spreads across Italy, the Je…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141192154 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141192151 |
| Author: | Giorgio Bassani, Jamie McKendrick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 16 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 116g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Powerful new translations … Bassani began as a poet, and McKendrick’s redelivery of this taut uncompromising fiction reveals resonance and generosity
Singular … The town of Ferrara and its inhabitants are realized with an extraordinary clarity * Guardian *
Powerful new translations … Bassani began as a poet, and McKendrick’s redelivery of this taut uncompromising fiction reveals resonance and generosity – Ali Smith
About The Author
Giorgio Bassani
Giorgio Bassani was born in 1916. From 1938 onwards he became involved in various anti-fascist activities for which he was imprisoned in 1943. His works include The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles, and Five Stories of Ferrara (Within the Walls), which won the Strega Prize. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis was awarded the Viareggio Prize in 1962 and was made into a feature film.
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