Il mare non bagna Napoli | 
pickPublished in English under the title Neapolitan Chronicles&translated by Goldstein&McPhee, Ortese is one of the best post Ww2 Italian&perhaps most overlooked authors.The book consists of 5 chapters (3 fiction,2 journalistic accounts) that present a Naples shattered by war&corruption. Ortese‘s style is a blend of realist narrative&”almost surreal tone”.Ortese talks about her book having the effect of disorientation.
Anna40 Central themes are the inability&the need to ‘see‘. I absolutely loved A pair of eyeglasses & maybe even more so Family Interior. Highly, highly recommend! 5d
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