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This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political an...

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Main Authors: Sapienza, Goliarda
Group Author: Appel, Anne Milano; Pellegrino, Angelo
Published: Penguin Books,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Italian
Series: Penguin modern classics
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Summary: This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political and social past.
Carrier Form: xii, 684 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780141198477 (paperback) :
0141198478 (paperback)
9780241956991 (hardback)
0241956994 (hardback)
9780141972862 (ebook)
0141972866 (ebook)
Index Number: PQ4879
CLC: I546.45
Call Number: I546.45/S241