{"product_id":"9781841596334","title":"Stories of Southern Italy","description":"Author: contributors, Various \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781841596334 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 189mm x 127mm x 35mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003eThis enticing collection brings to life the magnificent Italian South, from Naples to Sicily, as seen through the eyes of literary greats from Ovid and Virgil to Elsa Morante and Elena Ferrante.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoven through all these tales are the unique histories and mythologies of the regions of Southern Italy, encompassing Sicily, Calabria, Cantania, Basilicata, Apulia and Campania. Theocritus, Virgil and Ovid evoke a Sicily populated by Cyclopes and sea monsters, while in an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Smile of the Unknown Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e Vincenzo Consolo depicts the island in 1860, on the frontline in Italy's war of independence. The South's legendary legacy of brigandage and organized crime enlivens the stories of Leonardo Sciascia, Carlo Levi and Joseph Conrad. Curzio Malaparte and Norman Lewis immortalize the wreckage of Naples and the indomitable spirit of its people during World War II, and Elena Ferrante paints a spectacular portrait of a poor but vibrant Neapolitan neighbourhood in an excerpt from the bestselling \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend.\u003c\/i\u003e Collectively, these entertaining tales plunge readers into the sometimes harsh and troubled, but always seductive and vital world of Italy's \u003ci\u003eMezzogiorno\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540496769182,"sku":"UBD-9781841596334","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781841596334.jpg?v=1749178859","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781841596334","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}