The Librarians of Alexandria: A Tale of Two Sisters - Couverture souple

Lavagnino, Alessandra

 
9781586420994: The Librarians of Alexandria: A Tale of Two Sisters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1586420992 ISBN 13 : 9781586420994
Editeur : Steerforth Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Lavagnino Alessandra

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Drawn from actual events and characters in the author’s family history, The Librarians of Alexandria is a multi-generational saga spanning the years from the Unification of Italy in 1870 to the end of the Second World War. The librarians are the two Sisters Canterno: the beautiful, impassioned Marta and the withdrawn yet loving Margherita. Their intertwining stories are told by Marta’s daughter, Adriana, who alternately narrates as a young girl and as a grown woman, reminiscing with the aged and infirm Margherita. Set in Alexandria, Rome, and Palermo, the novel is at once circular and epic, a love song to culture – to languages and books, art and music – told in sensuous prose that evokes the sounds of rustling parchment manuscripts, parlor games, songs, and the strife of antiaircraft fire, while conjuring the scents of old libraries, dusty alleys, silkworm farms, and mandarin oranges.

Revue de presse

"Winner of the Zerilli-Marimo Prize . . . Lavagnino successfully evokes the sights, smells, and sounds of her characters' surroundings, particularly Rome and Palermo as seen through a child's eyes." — Library Journal

“A small masterpiece . . . Writing that is delicate and comprehensive, unprejudiced and able to convey the nuances of tragedy and comedy that when woven together create a life.”
— Orizzonti Cristiani
“Alessandra Lavagnino has an extraordinary talent for gathering the scents of the city, its colors and sounds, and the music and dreams, the expressions, voices, and small stories of unforgettable characters. A splendid choral novel.” — Stradenove

"The architecture! The history! The worshipful tours of streets, cathedrals, libraries, piazzas... Teresa Lust's translation is lyrical."
— New York Times Book Review

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Éditeur
Steerforth Pr
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1586420992
ISBN 13 
9781586420994
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
313
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Personne responsable
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