Italy in mind
Subtitle: an anthology
By: edited and with an introduction by Alice Leccese Powers.
Contributors: Powers, Alice Leccese.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Vintage departures
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: American literature -- 20th century; American literature -- 19th century; English literature -- 19th century; Italy; Italy -- Literary collections; English literature -- 20th century
Description: Comprising short stories, novel excerpts, essays, journal entries, letters, and poetry. Italy in Mind captures all the contradictions of the Italian scene: enduring tradition and trendy consumerism, ravishing landscapes and urban sprawl, demonic bureaucracy and unvanquishable human warmth. Each entry is accompanied by a biography of the author, and the entire collection is preceded by a lively introduction by editor Alice Leccese Powers. The result is a work of.

Enchantment, a tribute both to Italy and to generations of literary travelers.
Notes: "A Vintage departures original"--T.p. verso.