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Books : Italian Short Stories: Racconti Italiano (New Penguin Parallel Text Series): Italian

from: Penguin


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 853.0108 EAN: 9780140265408 ISBN: 0140265406 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: September 30, 1999 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 18651 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £7.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £5.99 You Save: £2.00 (25%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Useful, if lacking in taste...
This is a useful little book, well aimed at school-level students of written Italian. The stories are by well known names, some very famous (e.g. Primo Levi). As works of literature, they are not all particularly inspiring. However, if you have the stomach to read about the somewhat disgusting sex-lives of unclean peasants (as occurs in one story), then it is fine.

A strong point is the notes about idiomatic usages, some of which are very useful, and indeed illuminating about life in ... Read More

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- Libro Recensione (Riassunto)
I read the English translations (I've just started learning Italian). The stories in the book are:

Il Lungo Viaggio/The Long Crossing (Leonardo Sciascia) 7/10
Italia/Italy (Goffredo Parise) 10
La Ragazza Con La Treccia/The Girl With The Plait (Dacia Maraini) 7
L'ultimo Canale/The Last Channel (Italo Calvino) 8
Lilít/Lilith (Primo Levi) 7
L'isola Di Komodo/The Island Of Komodo (Susanna Tamaro) 0
Donne In Piscina/Women By The Pool (Sandra Petrignani) 0
Un ... Read More

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