Evening Descends Upon the Hills - Stories From Naples

Classic short stories set in Naples in the 1940s and 50s that inspired Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels

About the author

Anna Maria Ortese (1914-1998) is one of the most celebrated and original Italian writers of the 20th century. Neapolitan Tales brought her widespread acclaim in her native country when it was first published in 1953 and won the prestigious Premio Viareggio.

Summary

Classic short stories set in Naples in the 1940s and 50s that inspired Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels

Foreword

Classic short stories set in Naples in the 1940s and 50s that inspired Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels

Product details

• Authors: Anna Maria Ortese, Ortese Anna Maria
• Assisted by: Goldstein Ann (Translation), Jenny McPhee (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781782273356
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-335-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Literary, Short Stories, Fiction in translation, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Reportage & collected journalism, Italian, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary