The road to the city
Subtitle: two novellas
By: Natalia Ginzburg ; translated from the Italian by Frances Frenaye.
Contributors: Ginzburg, Natalia.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Arcade Pub.
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Ginzburg, Natalia -- Translations into English.
Description: "The Road to the City" and "The Dry Heart." Each is narrated by a young woman who is in some way betrayed by, or the betrayer of, romantic love. In her inimitable, spare, and understated style, Ginzburg--the minimalist--manages to express extraordinary passions, disappointments, and truths of the heart. With a masterful understanding of the human, and particularly female, psyche, Ginzburg turns her meticulous and understated tales into rich, funny, profound, and psychologically gripping landscapes of the human heart.
Notes: Translation of: La strada che va in città and È stato così.
Table of contents: title: The road to the city; title: The dry heart.