The Lost Father by Marina Warner

The Lost Father by Marina Warner

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The imaginary story of an Italian family from 1909 to the 1930s, with a framework in the present day. The narrator finds herself drawn into the passion and prejudice of her own invention, and we see how family memory, like folk memory distorts and mythologises.

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The Lost Father by Marina Warner

The story of a family, bringing to life the forgotten heart of Italy, the Mezzogiorno, weakened by emigration, silenced by fascism. This is the imaginary memoir of an Italian family, from 1909 to the 1930s, with a framework in the present day. The narrator is drawn into the passion and prejudice of her own invention, and we see how memory, like folk memory distorts and mythologizes. Marina Warner is best known for her non-fictional work - "The Dragon Empress", "Alone of All Her Sex - The Myth and Cult of the Virgin Mary", "Joan of Arc" and "Monuments and Maidens" (Winner of the 1986 Fawcett Prize).
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ISBN 13 9780701132200
ISBN 10 0701132205
Title The Lost Father
Author Marina Warner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1988-09-12
Number of pages 277
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.