Viareggio Prize (Premio Viareggio / Premio Letterario Viareggio-Rèpaci)
The Sky is Falling
Readers tend to see Lorenza Mazzetti's novel as an autobiographical work that follows wartime family life through a child's point of view. Its playful narration leaves a strong impression because prejudice and violence enter that world gradually and without warning.
Work Information
Behind a child's imaginative everyday world, the reality of war slowly begins to show itself.
Il cielo cade is Lorenza Mazzetti's autobiographical novel about childhood in the final years of Fascist Italy. As the adult world is torn open by war and persecution, the lives of Penny and Baby are rendered with a blend of pain, humor, and childlike invention.
Review Summaries
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Its child-centered narration of wartime loss is widely appreciated for its unusual voice. Readers often note that the mix of brightness and tragedy makes the book feel both approachable and deeply moving.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Another Gaze Editions
- Published
- 2023-02-16
- Pages
- 156 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 2 x 14 x 22 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781399937351
- ISBN-10
- 1399937359
- Price
- 3095 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Biographies & Memoirs/Memoirs
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