Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone - Couverture rigide

Pugliese, Stanislao G.

 
9780374113483: Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone
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ISBN 10 : 0374113483 ISBN 13 : 9780374113483
Editeur : Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Although he was born Secondino Tranquilli and was known by more than a dozen aliases during his period of clandestine political work for the Italian Communist Party and with the American Office of Strategic Services, the subject of this fascinating new biography has become known in history as Ignazio Silone (1900-1978). One of the major figures of twentieth-century Italian literature, Silone was as notorious for his anti-fascist activism as for his writing. So well known was he as a symbol of freedom during World War II that the United States Army printed unauthorized versions of his novels "Fontamara" and "Bread and Wine" and distributed them throughout Italy during the country's liberation after 1943. More recently, after his death Silone was the object of controversy, after reports arose that Silone had been an informant for the Fascist police. Stanislao Pugliese's biography evaluates all the evidence and arrives at a portrait of a complex figure, whose life and work should be the topic of far wider discussion. "Bitter Spring" is a memorable biography amidst one of the most troubled moments in modern history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Although he was born Secondino Tranquilli and was known by more than a dozen aliases during his period of clandestine political work for the Italian Communist Party and with the American Office of Strategic Services, the subject of this fascinating new biography has become known in history as Ignazio Silone (1900-1978). One of the major figures of twentieth-century Italian literature, Silone was as notorious for his anti-fascist activism as for his writing. So well known was he as a symbol of freedom during World War II that the United States Army printed unauthorized versions of his novels "Fontamara" and "Bread and Wine" and distributed them throughout Italy during the country's liberation after 1943. More recently, after his death Silone was the object of controversy, after reports arose that Silone had been an informant for the Fascist police. Stanislao Pugliese's biography evaluates all the evidence and arrives at a portrait of a complex figure, whose life and work should be the topic of far wider discussion. "Bitter Spring" is a memorable biography amidst one of the most troubled moments in modern history.

Revue de presse

"The first full English-language biography of the celebrated Italian novelist... rigorously argued... passionate and wise." - Kirkus Reviews. "[A] solid and engaging biography" - Publishers Weekly." --Publishers Weekly

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Éditeur
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0374113483
ISBN 13 
9780374113483
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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