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The little virtues
- Title
- The little virtues / Natalia Ginzburg ; translated by Dick Davis ; with an introduction by Rachel Cusk.
- Author
- Ginzburg, Natalia
- Publication
- London : Daunt Books, 2018.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 19-3145 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xvii, 171 pages; 20 cm
- Uniform Title
- Piccole virtù. English
- Alternative Title
- Piccole virtù.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Essays.
- Translations.
- Note
- "Originally published in Italian as Le Piccole virtù"--Title page verso.
- "Between 1944 and 1960, Natalia Ginzburg wrote The little virutes, a collection of eleven vivid portraits of life that are central to her legacy as one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century. From the Italian countryside, where she and her husband lived in exile under fascist rule, to the melancholy streets of 1960s London, Ginzburg explores loneliness and belonging against the backdrop of post-war Europe."--Page 2 of cover.
- Language (note)
- In English, translated from Italian.
- Contents
- Winter in the Abruzzi -- Worn-out shoes -- Portrait of a friend -- England, eulogy and lament -- La Maison Volpé -- He and I -- The son of man -- My vocation -- Silence -- Human relationships -- The little virtues.
- Call Number
- JFD 19-3145
- ISBN
- 1911547143
- 9781911547143
- OCLC
- 995773904
- Author
- Ginzburg, Natalia, author.
- Title
- The little virtues / Natalia Ginzburg ; translated by Dick Davis ; with an introduction by Rachel Cusk.
- Publisher
- London : Daunt Books, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Language
- In English, translated from Italian.
- Added Author
- Davis, Dick, 1945- translator.Cusk, Rachel, 1967- writer of introduction.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-3145