num_pages: 268
description: This study provides a broad-ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the Italian novel from its early modern origins to the contemporary era. It examines some of the most influential and important novelists of the twentieth century, such as Luigi Pirandello, Primo Levi, Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino. Readers will be exposed to the vitality of the Italian novel throughout its history, in addition to learning about the debates and criticism that have contributed to its development.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
genres: Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Cambridge University Press