Bassani describes a land beyond the city and surrounding countryside. It is a land that lives also in the water, so the active population is made up of people who work there or go there on purpose. This special land belongs to men who fish with boats and
Giorgio Bassani's acclaimed novel of unrequited love and the plight of the Italian Jews on the brink of World War II has become a classic of modern Italian literature. Made into an Academy Award winning film in 1970, "The Garden of the Finzi Continis "is
Cinque storie. Quella di Lida Mantovani, ragazza madre che sposa un brav'uomo ma non riesce a dargli un figlio; quella del dottor Elia Corcos, solitario appassionato di scienza che mal sopporta la moglie; quella di Geo Josz, di ritorno dal lager; quella d