Great Italian Stories The older generation

The older generation

Between beauty rituals and family secrets

They have no money

his unlikely rise to fame and most importantly

a mother speaks tenderly to her daughter

Great Italian Stories The older generationThis 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