Books set in Italy (131)


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71.

Roman Lives : A Selection of Eight Lives by Plutarch EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power.

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger S... continue

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Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore by Italo Calvino IT

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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È un romanzo sul piacere di leggere romanzi nel quale il protagonista è il lettore, che per dieci volte comincia a leggere un libro che per vicissitudini estranee alla sua volontà non riesce a finire. Italo Calvino ha dovuto dunque scrivere l'inizio di dieci romanzi d'autori immaginari, tutti in qualche modo diversi da lui e diversi tra loro.


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Sex and Vanity : A Novel by Kevin Kwan EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Singapore flag Singapore
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Kevin Kwan's new book is his most decadent yet." --Entertainment Weekly The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with. On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to ... continue

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Silk by Alessandro Baricco EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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In 1861 French silkworm merchant Hervé Joncour travels to Japan, where he encounters the mysterious Hara Kei. He develops a painful longing for Kei's beautiful concubine - but they cannot touch; they don't even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his own country. But the moment he does, Joncour is enslaved.Subtle, tender and surprising, Silk is an evocative tale of erotic possession.

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Sometimes the Soul : Two Novellas of Sicily by Gioia Timpanelli EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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"A Knot of Tears"--the story of a baroness and a sailor and his parrot; "Rusina, Not Quite in Love"--a "Beauty and the Beast" tale of a lovely young woman and a devastatingly ugly man who shows her the true meaning of beauty.

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Stål by Silvia Avallone SV

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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De bästa vännerna Anna och Francesca växer upp i ett nedslitet bostadskomplex i den toskanska kuststaden Piombino. I horisonten skymtar Elba, men på Via Stalingrado är det kring stålverket livet rör sig. Flickorna är tretton år, på väg att ta steget in i vuxenvärlden och är heta föremål för männens och pojkarnas blickar. De är prinsessor i ett fallfärdigt kungadöme och drömmer om ett liv tillsammans långt borta från föräldrarna och stålverket. Anna har stora... continue

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Tell me about it by Sacha Naspini EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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Nives has recently lost her husband of fifty years. She didn't cry when she found him dead in the pig pen, she didn't cry at the funeral, but now loneliness has set in. When she decides to bring her favourite chicken inside for company, she is surprised to discover that the chicken's company is a more than adequate replacement for her dead husband.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
"The Adventures of Pinocchio is a book by Carlo Collodi, first published in 1883. It tells the story of a poor carpenter named Geppetto who creates a marionette called Pinocchio. A full of mischief boy who gets into trouble the moment he is created, having adventures along the way. He meets lots of characters; one of which is a fairy, who eventually turns Pinocchio into a real boy after he saves her life."