Roman Elegy
| Author/creator | Gruber, Sabine Author |
| Other author | Lewis, Peter Translator |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Haus Publishing Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 320 p. 08.500 x 05.860 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation It is 2009: writer Clara Burger arrives in Rome to sort out the affairs and clear the flat of her school friend Ines, prematurely dead from cancer. Sorting through Iness belongings, Clara finds a manuscript containing not only an autobiographical account of Iness strange experiences while working as a chambermaid in Rome in the summer of 1978, but also the life story of her former employer, the hotelier Emma Manente.Originally from Italys German-speaking enclave South Tyrol (like Clara and Ines), Emma first comes to Rome in the late 1930s and becomes an eyewitness to the capitals turbulent past and present: Mussolinis fascist regime, the Nazi occupation and an uneasy postwar democracy threatened by corruption and extremism.In a sweeping tale of remembrance and reconciliation, of lives unfulfilled and loves unrequited, Roman Elegy interweaves the personal stories of three resilient women with a fascinating historical narrative of the Eternal City, in all its contrasting squalor and beauty, compassion and savagery. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781908323101 |
| ISBN | 1908323108 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781908323101 |
| Stock number | 00997265 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |