The Light in Between - Couverture souple

Chia, Marella Caracciolo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906548277 ISBN 13 : 9781906548278

Editeur : Pushkin Press, 2010

Synopsis

The Light in Between It was in June 1916 that Princess Vittoria Colonna met the Futurist painter Umberto Boccioni. The love affair between them was brief but intense: on August 17th Boccioni died following a fall from his horse. The last letter he received from Vittoria was found in his wallet. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Marella Caracciolo Chia's The Light in Between chronicles the brief, intense love affair between Roman Princess Vittoria Colonna and Futurist painter Umberto Boccioni.

This is the story of the tragically short-lived affair between the married Italian Princess Vittoria Colonna and the major Futurist painter Umberto Boccioni, who fell passionately in love during the First World War. They met in June 1916, and their relationship was as intense as it was brief: only weeks later, Boccioni died during a cavalry training excercise, the last letter from Vittoria in his pocket. Their fascinating correspondence - rediscovered after almost a century - is all that remains of the passionate love between a restless noblewoman and a tormented painter. Through their letters, Chia not only tells the timeless story of a great love, but also fashions a compelling portrait of a remote world and time.

‘Caracciolo Chia offers us a wonderful portrait not only of the intellectual exchange between an aristocrat and an artist, but also an insight into European society during the First World War and its cultural transition towards modernity: a rare and enjoyable combination’
— Independent

Marella Caracciolo Chia (b.1964) was born in Montreal and currently lives in Rome. She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford and obtained a masters degree in English and American Literature at University College London. Among her other works are Il Giardino di Ninfa and Inside Rome.

Revue de presse :

Everyone would like to write a book like this. -- Marella Caracciolo creates a rich and documented, clear and captivating fresco. --SIMONE GAMBACORTA Abruzzo Cultura

An intense story - not an affair. --STELLA CERVASIO La Reppubblica

Fascinating view of the late 1800s to the early 1900s Italy. MAURO DEL BIANCO Il mestiere di leggere -- It is not only the story of a short and intense love, but also a portrait of an age and a world. BitCulturali.it -- Caracciolo's words manage to completely transmit the emotions of this reunion (between Umberto Boccioni and Vittoria Colonna). --Il Quotidiano

An intense story - not an affair. --STELLA CERVASIO La Reppubblica

Fascinating view of the late 1800s to the early 1900s Italy. MAURO DEL BIANCO Il mestiere di leggere -- It is not only the story of a short and intense love, but also a portrait of an age and a world. BitCulturali.it -- Caracciolo's words manage to completely transmit the emotions of this reunion (between Umberto Boccioni and Vittoria Colonna). --Il Quotidiano

An intense story - not an affair. --STELLA CERVASIO La Reppubblica

Fascinating view of the late 1800s to the early 1900s Italy. MAURO DEL BIANCO Il mestiere di leggere -- It is not only the story of a short and intense love, but also a portrait of an age and a world. BitCulturali.it -- Caracciolo's words manage to completely transmit the emotions of this reunion (between Umberto Boccioni and Vittoria Colonna). --Il Quotidiano

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pushkin Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1906548277
• ISBN 13: 9781906548278
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200