{"product_id":"the-novel-of-ferrara-paperback","title":"The Novel of Ferrara - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiorgio Bassani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamie McKendrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAndré Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the masters of twentieth-century literature, Giorgio Bassani and his northern Italian hometown of Ferrara \"are as inseparable as James Joyce and Dublin or Italo Svevo and Trieste\" (from the Introduction). \u003cem\u003eThe Novel of Ferrara\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Bassani's six classics, fully revised by the author at the end of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet before, during, and after the Second World War, these interlocking stories present nuanced and unforgettable characters: the respected doctor whose homosexuality is exposed by an exploitative youth; the survivor of the Nazi death camps; the Jewish landowner, returned from exile, to find himself utterly displaced; the schoolteacher whose Communist idealism challenges a postwar generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffused with new life by acclaimed translator and poet Jamie McKendrick, \u003cem\u003eThe Novel of Ferrara\u003c\/em\u003e memorializes a city deeply informed by the Jewish community to which the narrator belongs. This seminal work seals Bassani's indomitable reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769112822048,"sku":"9780393358605","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c7b2cda10112e5149efbb8de1251d6b1.webp?v=1780342478","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-novel-of-ferrara-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}