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A prominent and prolific Italian writer, Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991) is known for her novels, plays, short stories, and essays. This collection brings together, for an English-speaking audience, a variety of critical perspectives on Ginzburg's work.The essays, all by North American scholars, examine the author's entire production. The topics examined include Ginzburg's struggle to define herself as a woman, a writer, and an intellectual; her interpretation of the relationship between historical events and private lives; her reflections on the women's movement and the changing nature of the family; and her mastery of a distinctly personal writing style. What emerges here is a nuanced and complex portrait of Ginzburg and her work. The reader is given a sense of the importance of her contribution, not only as a writer but as a witness to the events of the twentieth century. The volume also includes a chronology, a bibliography, and translations of some of Ginzburg's lesser-known writings, including three articles, a poem, and a one-act play.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Natalia Ginzburg
• Subtitle: A Voice of the Twentieth Century
• Author: Angela M. Jeannet, Giuliana Sanguinetti Katz
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780802047229
• ISBN: 080204722X
• ID: 04710728
• Publisher: University Of Toronto Press
• Weight: 544 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 163 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. May 2000

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