Viareggio Prize (Premio Viareggio / Premio Letterario Viareggio-Rèpaci) Premio Viareggio-Rèpaci
Edition 3 (1932)
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Antonino Foschini
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A historical novel that follows the life of François Villon while bringing the rough atmosphere of medieval Paris to the page. It uses the shape of biography, yet it also reads like an adventure story with real momentum.
Villon's life becomes the pulse of the medieval city itself.
250 pages
François Villonmedieval Parisbiographical fictionadventure