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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Fine in Good jacket. Book (1st ptg. ) Smaller, sturdy book, cream cloth spine, dark gray boards, black and light red lettering fine on spine, yellow color inside covers and adjacent papers, lightly browned on first front end paper from book review in New York Times Book Review and another by Anthony West. DJ beneath mylar, heavy stiff paper, price-clipped, brown background with lettering in white, yellow, pink, black and gray on front and spine, white back slightly browned with praise for "Christ Stopped at Eboli." DJ has very slight wear to front tips, very tiny tear at middle of front bookfold, very thin 3/8" tear at top front edge, very tiny nick and tears with slight wear to spine edges, Good DJ/Very Fine book.
