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 192
... leave . At first she said her liver was bother- ing her , but later she stopped giving excuses . Although he did not much approve of this sort of thing , suspecting she would take advantage of him if he was too liberal in granting ...
... leave . At first she said her liver was bother- ing her , but later she stopped giving excuses . Although he did not much approve of this sort of thing , suspecting she would take advantage of him if he was too liberal in granting ...
Page 262
... leaves and lilies , and grapes and pomegranates , and birds clinging and fluttering among the branches , all twined together into an endless network of buds and plumes ; and in the midst of it , the solemn forms of angels , sceptred ...
... leaves and lilies , and grapes and pomegranates , and birds clinging and fluttering among the branches , all twined together into an endless network of buds and plumes ; and in the midst of it , the solemn forms of angels , sceptred ...
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... leaving the house by the back door , lest someone should note these outings and take them as a sign of indifference . Still strictly observed in most parts of Sicily , although in the big ... leave out some bread MARY TAYLOR SIMETI 277.
... leaving the house by the back door , lest someone should note these outings and take them as a sign of indifference . Still strictly observed in most parts of Sicily , although in the big ... leave out some bread MARY TAYLOR SIMETI 277.
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HAROLD BRODKEY | 9 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 19 |
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