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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Giorgio Bassani (Author), Giorgio Bassani (Author), Jamie McKendrick (Translator)

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Synopsis

This is a haunting, elegiac novel which captures the mood and atmosphere of Italy (and in particular Ferrara) in the last summers of the thirties, focusing on an aristocratic Jewish family moving imperceptibly towards its doom. Vittorio De Sica turned the book into a film in 1970, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 01 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0141188367
ISBN 13: 9780141188362

Media Reviews
Powerful new translations . . . Bassani began as a poet, and McKendrick's redelivery of this taut uncompromising fiction reveals resonance and generosity -- Ali Smith
Author Bio
Giorgio Bassani was born in 1916. From 1938 onwards he became involved in various anti-fascist activities for which he was imprisoned in 1943. His works include The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles, and Five Stories of Ferrara (Within the Walls), which won the Strega Prize. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis was awarded the Viareggio Prize in 1962 and was made into a feature film.