An Italian Christmas - Festive Tales for La Dolce Vita

Buon Natale -- A Merry Christmas -- made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty of style. In this collection, classic works by Boccaccio to Pirandello intertwine with more recent stories from writers like Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg and Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda to bring together the greatest festive tales from the land of enchantment: Italy. Bursting with family chaos, carols and yuletide cheer, An Italian Christmas showcases stories that put the passionate, fiery side of the festive period back into Christmas.

Product details

• Authors: Various
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2023
• EAN: 9781784878634
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-863-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 184 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Vintage Christmas Tales
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Christmas, FICTION / Holidays, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, Italy, Gift books, Classic fiction, Anthologies: general, FICTION / World Literature / Italy, feminism; book lover; feminist; feminist books; bibliophile