Italy in Mind: An AnthologyAlice Leccese Powers Comprising short stories, novel excerpts, essays, journal entries, letters, and poetry. Italy in Mind captures all the contradictions of the Italian scene: enduring tradition and trendy consumerism, ravishing landscapes and urban sprawl, demonic bureaucracy and unvanquishable human warmth. Each entry is accompanied by a biography of the author, and the entire collection is preceded by a lively introduction by editor Alice Leccese Powers. The result is a work of enchantment, a tribute both to Italy and to generations of literary travelers. |
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Page 190
... Rosa , he would put her on full time . There was a maid's room where she could sleep ; indeed , which she already used as her own though she was in the apartment only from nine till four . Rosa agreed to a full - time arrangement ...
... Rosa , he would put her on full time . There was a maid's room where she could sleep ; indeed , which she already used as her own though she was in the apartment only from nine till four . Rosa agreed to a full - time arrangement ...
Page 195
... Rosa a pair of brown shoes for fifty - five hundred lire , slightly more than he had planned to spend ; but they were a solid pair of ties , walking shoes with a medium heel , a practi- cal gift . He gave them to Rosa the next day , a ...
... Rosa a pair of brown shoes for fifty - five hundred lire , slightly more than he had planned to spend ; but they were a solid pair of ties , walking shoes with a medium heel , a practi- cal gift . He gave them to Rosa the next day , a ...
Page 199
... Rosa sighed . " I bought my son a pres- ent . Not that he deserves it , but it was his birthday . " She burst into tears . He stared at her a minute , then said , " Please come with me . " The professor left the apartment in his ...
... Rosa sighed . " I bought my son a pres- ent . Not that he deserves it , but it was his birthday . " She burst into tears . He stared at her a minute , then said , " Please come with me . " The professor left the apartment in his ...
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HAROLD BRODKEY | 9 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 19 |
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