{"product_id":"vittorini-omnibus-twilight-of-the-elephant-in-sicily-la-garibaldina","title":"Vittorini Omnibus: Twilight of the Elephant, in Sicily, La Garibaldina","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eVittorini Omnibus: Twilight of the Elephant, in Sicily, La Garibaldina\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElio Vittorini\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0811204995\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNew Directions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1973\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThis representative collection of works by the late Elio Vittorini (1908-1966) brings under a single cover three short novels. \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight of the Elephant\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eII Sempione strizza l'occhio al Fréjus\u003c\/em\u003e, 1946) is a haunting, mythlike tale bearing strong affinities with music and abstract art. It is the story of a poverty-stricken family and its extraordinary grandfather--a veritable \"elephant\" of a man. One of the recognized classics of modern literature, \u003cem\u003eIn Sicily\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eConversazione in Sicilia\u003c\/em\u003e, 1937) recounts a city man's rediscovery of himself and the basic values of life when he returns for a visit to the primitive Sicilian village where he was born. Included in this edition is an introduction written in 1949 by Ernest Hemingway, who greatly admired Vittorini. The third novella, \u003cem\u003eLa Garibaldina\u003c\/em\u003e (1950), is a vivid portrait of an eccentric old woman, a former camp follower of Garibaldi's army, and her encounter with a young soldier on a night-train journey across Sicily.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"Vittorini Omnibus: Twilight of the Elephant, in Sicily, La Garibaldina | Elio Vittorini | Paperback | 0811204995 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1516411","offer_id":48753917132952,"sku":"1516411","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41V1986Y8JL.jpg?v=1774068013","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/vittorini-omnibus-twilight-of-the-elephant-in-sicily-la-garibaldina","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}