The New Italian Novel

By Zygmunt G. Barański

Book Overview

Three names dominate the Italian novel in the English-speaking world - Italo Calvino, Primo Levi, and Umberto Eco. Yet since the late 1960's there have been many more important Italian writers whose work remains unknown outside Italy. This ground-breaking book brings their writings to a wider audience, offering general critical introductions to fifteen contemporary novelists whose work is of an international calibre. Central to most is a preoccupation with the relationship between writing and the world. The authors deal with a vast range of topics and periods - including present-day events, the past, and the problems faced by women and by society as a whole - but nearly all look at how such matters might be tackled in literature. With each chapter written by an Italian specialist and a full introduction setting the novelists in their historical and cultural context, The New Italian Novel is essential reading for anyone wanting an English introduction to the best of Italian writing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802080804
• ISBN13: 9780802080806
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher