Light in the Piazza and Other Italian Tales

Elizabeth Spencer is captivated by Italy. Some of her most acclaimed work is set there. Collected in this volume are "The Light in the Piazza, " which is her signature piece, and six other Italian tales in which her American characters encounter and respond to the mysteries of Italian mores. Her plots are so alluring and enigmantic that the great Boccaccio would have been charmed by their delightful ironies and their sinister contrasts of dark and light. Elizabeth's Spencer's exceptional artisty has merited renown for her as one of America's best writers of short stories.

About the author

Elizabeth Spencer (1921-2019) is author of nine novels, seven collections of short stories, a memoir, and a play. Her novella The Light in the Piazza (1960) was adapted for the screen in 1962 and transformed into a Broadway musical of the same name in 2005. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Spencer
• Assisted by: Robert Phillips (Illustration)
• Publisher: University Press Of Mississippi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1996
• EAN: 9780878058372
• ISBN: 978-0-87805-837-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Series: Banner Books; Banner Books
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature