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Short stories in Italian / edited by Nick Roberts.

Contributor(s): Roberts, Nick.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: New Penguin parallel texts.Publisher: London : Penguin, 1999Description: xi, 174 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0140265406 ; 9780140265408.Other title: Racconti in Italiano [Parallel title on cover:].Subject(s): Short stories, Italian -- Translations into English | Italian fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English | Short stories, Italian | Italian fiction -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 853.0108
Contents:
The long crossing -- Italy -- The girl with the Plait -- The last channel -- Lilith -- The Island of Komodo -- Women by the Pool -- A Naughty Schoolboy -- Saturday Afternoons.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 853.0108 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 04/03/2024 00191284
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Italian and in English translation. Including stories by Calvino, Benni, Sciascia and Levi, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Italian culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.

A Penguin original--Label on cover.

The long crossing -- Italy -- The girl with the Plait -- The last channel -- Lilith -- The Island of Komodo -- Women by the Pool -- A Naughty Schoolboy -- Saturday Afternoons.

CIT Module LANG 8004 - Supplementary reading

CIT Module LANG 8003 - Supplementary reading

Text in Italian with parallel English translation.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. vii)
  • The Long Crossing (p. 1)
  • Italy (p. 15)
  • The Girl with the Plait (p. 29)
  • The Last Channel (p. 43)
  • Lilith (p. 57)
  • The Island of Komodo (p. 71)
  • Women by the Pool (p. 95)
  • A Naughty Schoolboy (p. 109)
  • Saturday Afternoons (p. 127)
  • Notes on Italian texts (p. 169)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 175)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Nick Roberts is a teacher of Italian at Eton College.

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