Winner of the prestigious Italian literary prize, Premio Vareggio, "Words Are Stones "offers an insightful and authentic portrait of Sicily and its people. Over a number of years, Italian writer Carlo Levi made three journeys to Sicily. He went on to chronicle his travels, penning a series of short essays that capture in miniature the essence of Sicilian life: its traditions, culture, and breathtaking landscape. Here, gathered in one comprehensive volume, these writings offer a rare and observant portrayal of an island ...
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Winner of the prestigious Italian literary prize, Premio Vareggio, "Words Are Stones "offers an insightful and authentic portrait of Sicily and its people. Over a number of years, Italian writer Carlo Levi made three journeys to Sicily. He went on to chronicle his travels, penning a series of short essays that capture in miniature the essence of Sicilian life: its traditions, culture, and breathtaking landscape. Here, gathered in one comprehensive volume, these writings offer a rare and observant portrayal of an island whose peoplethough burdened by poverty, political upheaval, backwardness, and murderretained a true generosity and graciousness of spirit. Italian writer and painter Carlo Levi is best known for his remarkable work, "Christ Stopped at Eboli.""
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Seller's Description:
Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Stated First printing. Ivory cloth spine with brown paper boards, lettering stamped in violet and black. Very light edge wear. Interior is crisp and clean. Dust jacket shows light wear at spine ends and at tips of corners; price clipped; rear panel rubbed. DJ in archival sleeve. 212 pp. 8 x 5 inches. The impressions and experiences of the Italian writer Carlo Levi (1902-1975) made during the journeys to Sicily. He provides an account of its landscape, the characteristic life of its people, and its history. It relates the clashing of the old world with the modern age, with many curious stories, from the Capuchin cemetery with 8000 mummies to the story of a victim of a Mafia murder.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First American edition. Translated from the Italian by Angus Davidson. Spine a bit foxed, small label on front fly, very good in very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a small scrape on the spine and a bit of light general wear. From the library of the artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with an estate label designed by their son, Jonathan Shahn.
