Beschreibung

Informationen zum Autor Giorgio Bassani (Author) 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. Klappentext A brand new translation by Jamie McKendrick. It is a gripping and tragic study of the destructive force of anti-Semitism as it spreads across 1930s Italy. Zusammenfassung Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly.

Autorentext
Giorgio Bassani (Author)
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.



Klappentext

A brand new translation by Jamie McKendrick. It is a gripping and tragic study of the destructive force of anti-Semitism as it spreads across 1930s Italy.

Zusammenfassung
Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly.

Produktinformationen

Titel:	The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles
Autor:	Giorgio Bassani
Übersetzer:	Jamie McKendrick
EAN:	9780141192154
ISBN:	0141192151
Format:	Poche format B
Hersteller:	Penguin Books UK
Herausgeber:	Penguin Books Ltd
Genre:	Belletristik & Unterhaltung
Anzahl Seiten:	144
Gewicht:	114g
Größe:	H193mm x B128mm x T9mm
Veröffentlichung:	01.03.2012
Jahr:	2012