Aracoeli

Morante, Elsa

ISBN 10: 0394535189 / ISBN 13: 9780394535180

Published by Random House Inc, 1985

About this Item

The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

Seller Inventory # BSM.1B65V

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aracoeli
• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394535189
• ISBN 13: 9780394535180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

An aging Italian man discovers a terrible secret from his mother's past and is prompted to scrutinize his own childhood and later life as a homosexual

About the Author

Elsa Morante was an Italian novelist, short story writer, and poet who was married to Alberto Moravia. Although most well known for History, she actually received the Premio Strega for Arturo's Island in 1957 and the Prix Médicis étranger in 1985 for Aracoeli.

William Weaver was one of the preeminent translators of Italian literature. He translated works by Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, and many other great Italian writers of the twentieth century. He was awarded the National Book Award for Translation in 1969.