Grazia Deledda by Martha King
This is a timely and extensive biography of a writer who, in the early twentieth century, achieved such status in the literary world that publishers in Italy vied for her novels, and editors felt honoured to publish her short stories and 'sketches'. Now, almost seventy years after her death, her novels continue to be reprinted and translated, and critical appreciation of her work continues to grow. Her works still live and have the power to move her readers.
"King deals intelligently with [the] mix between Deledda's real life and fiction.. [she] illuminates without demystifying the contrasting impulses and experiences from which Deledda spun her legends." * Journal of Modern Italian Studies *
Martha King went to Italy from Austin, Texas, with a grant to finish a translation of Leopardi's Libaldone. She thought that she might stay "a year or two", but never left. She has published extensively on Italian literature since the late 1970s.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904744672 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904744672 |
| Title | Grazia Deledda |
| Author | Martha King |
| Series | Troubador Italian Studies |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 235 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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