The art of joy
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The art of joy
AUTHOR:
Sapienza, Goliarda.
Appel, Anne Milano.
Pellegrino, Angelo.
ISBN:
9780141198477
UNIFORM_TITLE:
Arte della gioia. English
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Penguin Books, 2013.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
684 p. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Translated from: Arte della gioia.
ABSTRACT:
This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political and social past.
SUBJECT_TERM:
LANGUAGE_546:
Translated from the Italian.
SUBJECT:
| History, Modern -- 20th century -- Fiction. |
| Sicily (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction. |
| Italy -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political and social past.