The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis

Bassani, Giorgio Bassan

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This story takes place largely in the garden of a wealthy Jewish family in Ferrara where young Jews meet to play tennis after being forced out of the local club by Fascists. The garden becomes an island of civilization in a brutal world.

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Publish Date: 01/02/2007

Description

This is a haunting, elegiac novel which captures the mood and atmosphere of Italy (and in particular Ferrara) in the last summers of the thirties, focusing on an aristocratic Jewish family moving imperceptibly towards its doom. Vittorio De Sica turned the book into a film in 1970, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974.

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Weight 213 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 16 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

853.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K