Great Italian Stories: 10 Parallel Texts for Language Learners | Bilingual Italian-English Book for Beginners & Intermediate Students | Perfect for Self-Study, Classroom Use & Travel Preparation

Author: Various

Anthologies (non-poetry)

Published on 11 January 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Parallel Texts' series.

Paperback / softback | 192 pages
127 x 197 x 15 | 148g

A spellbinding selection of short stories in the original Italian alongside their English translationsThis new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Italy. Each story appears in the original Italian alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a spellbinding tale of the supernatural to a powerful portrait of post-war Italy, this revelatory collection includes works from beloved authors, Italo Calvino, Fausta Cialente, Alba de C¨¦spedes, Grazia Deledda, Natalia Ginzburg, Elsa Morante, Lalla Romano, Umberto Saba, Alberto Savinio, and Elio Vittorini.