Giorgio Bassani (1916-2000) was a renowned Italian author, editor, and critic. Though born in Bologna, he spent his youth in Ferrara. After a brief imprisonment for anti-Fascist activities, he moved first to Florence, then to Rome, where he remained for the rest of his life.
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The Novel of Ferrara brings together Giorgio Bassani's six classics, fully revised by the author at the end of his life. Set in the northern Italian town of Ferrara before, during, and after the Second World War, these interlocking stories present ... SEE MORE