A House in Sicily

In this book Luisa Adorno describes Italian institutions with brilliancy, verve and irony>

About the author

Luisa Adorno (1921 – 2021) was a writer and journalist, contributing throughout her career to Italy’s most important newspapers. Her books L'ultima provincia (1983), Le dorate stanze (1985, Winner of Premio Prato-Europa and Premio Pisa), Arco di luminara (1990, Winner of Premio Viareggio and Premio Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia), La libertà ha un cappello a cilindro (1993), Come a un ballo in maschera (1995, Premio Donna Martina Franca), Sebben che siamo donne... (1999, Premio Vittorini), Foglia d'acero with Daniele Pecorini-Manzoni (2001) and Tutti qui con me (2008) are all published in Italy by Sellerio, and since her death have been republished to renewed critical acclaim.

Product details

• Authors: Luisa Adorno
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 29.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781405973908
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-7390-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin European Writers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Biographical, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Fiction in translation, Italy, Sicily, Family life fiction, Family & relationships, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Classic Travel Writing, FICTION / World Literature / Italy, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction