Among the masters of twentieth-century literature, Giorgio Bassani and his northern Italian hometown of Ferrara "are as inseparable as James Joyce and Dublin or Italo Svevo and Trieste" (from the Introduction).
Set before, during, and after the Second World War, these interlocking stories present nuanced and unforgettable characters:.
The Novel of Ferrara brings together Bassani\'s six classics, fully revised by the author at the end of his life.
Among the masters of twentieth-century literature, Giorgio Bassani and his northern Italian hometown of Ferrara "are as inseparable as James Joyce and Dublin or Italo Svevo and Trieste" (from the Introduction)