Within The Walls
Within The Walls by Giorgio Bassani is a new translation of a celebrated collection of novellas, published by National Geographic Books on April 26, 2016. This edition spans 416 pages and is presented in English. The stories explore various themes, including class tensions, personal loss, and the impact of historical events, all set against the backdrop of life in Ferrara.
Readers will encounter a range of characters, from a young woman grappling with abandonment to a Holocaust survivor and a defiant socialist activist. Each narrative delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal challenges, reflecting Bassani’s keen observations and poetic style. This collection serves as a significant contribution to the genre of fiction and classics, showcasing the author’s ability to weave intricate tales that resonate with the human experience.
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A new translation of Giorgio Bassani’s award winning collection of novellas, which inspired his masterpiece The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.
A young working class woman abandoned by her bourgeois lover; the tensions of intermarriage between established classes and communities; a holocaust survivor seemingly back from the dead; a formidable socialist activist defying house arrest; the only surviving witness to the first local atrocity of the Second World War.
In these five unforgettable stories, Bassani gave life to the characters that would inform the Romanzo di Ferrara, his suite of novels depicting life in the city. Moving, poetic, atmospheric and artfully observed, this collection is a distillation of Bassani’s genius. It won the Strega Prize on first publication as Cinque Storie Ferraresi in 1956, and established Bassani as one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century.
‘Giorgio Bassani is one of the great witnesses of this century, and one of its great artists’ Guardian
‘The most uncompromising, merciful and merciless writer’ Ali Smith
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