Short stories in Italian Racconti in italiano
- Penguin Books, 1999
- xi, 174 p. 20 cm.
- New Penguin Parallel Text .
The Long Crossing Leonardo Siascia — Italy — Goffredo Parise — The Girl with the Plait — Dacia Maraini — The Last Channel — Italo Calvino — Lilith — Primo Levi — The Island of Komodo-- Susanna Tamaro — Women by the Pool — Sandra Petrignani — A Naughty Schoolboy — Stefano Benni — Saturday Afternoons — Antonio Tabucchi.
This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Italian and in English translation. Including stories by Calvino, Benni, Sciascia and Levi, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Italian culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.