A Vittorini Omnibus: Twilight of the Elephant, in Sicily, La Garibaldina

by Elio Vittorini

Book Overview

This representative collection of works by the late Elio Vittorini (1908-1966) brings under a single cover three short novels. The Twilight of the Elephant ( II Sempione strizza l'occhio al Fr?jus , 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811204995
• ISBN13: 9780811204996
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

VITTORINI A LITTLE-KNOWN TREASURE

ELIO VITTORINI IS A NOVELIST WHO WRITES LIKE A GOOD POET. HE IS A RARE TREASURE, WHICH PERHAPS ONLY NEW DIRECTIONS PUBLISHING COULD HAVE FOUND, AND TRANSLATED. HIS NOVELS ARE LIKE NO OTHERS. HE DESCRIBES A SICILY WHICH SCIASCIA AND AND OTHER FINE WRITERS OF THAT ISLAND ALSO KNOW, BUT VERY MUCH IN HIS OWN WAY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, TWO TITLES: "OMNIBUS" AND "WOMEN OF MESSINA"