Vita - a novel by Melania Mazzucco
In April 1903, Diamante, age twelve, and Vita, age nine, are sent by their poor families in southern Italy to make a life in America. Theirs is an unforgettable love story, a riveting tale of immigrant survival and hope that takes them from the crime-ridden tenements of Little Italy to the brutal rail yards of the Midwest.
"works family history and documentary material into a vibrant, richly detailed novel about the Italian immigration a century ago" Elle"
Melania G. Mazzucco was born in Rome in 1966, and studied Italian literature and cinema. She has written award-winning novels and works for the cinema, theatre and radio, and is a contributor to The New York Times, El Paü¾™†”¼s and la Repubblica, among many others. Her novel Vita (published in English by Picador in 2006) won Mazzucco the 2003 Strega Prize, Italy's leading literary award. Translated from the Italian by Virginia Jewiss Emanuela Orciari was born in Pesaro. She has won awards with big names, like 'Super Libro 2005' and 'Scarpetta d'Oro'. Yet she says that, in King Lear, she has found pretty much the complete story, and a story for everyone.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312425869 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312425864 |
| Title | Vita - a novel |
| Author | Melania Mazzucco |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2006-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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