Family & Borghesia: Two Novellas

New York, NY: Henry Holt: Seaver Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition USA; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition USA. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence in accordance with Henry Holt: Seaver Books's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows just a touch of sun-blanching to top edge of the black quarter-cloth; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows faint sunning to the flesh-toned background field of the backstrip (the black and green titles thereon remain unaffected; bold and clearly legible) ; else flawless; the price is intact. Remains bright and clean, attractive and intact, but showing a minor imperfection. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). Language: English. Weight: 11 ounces. First published in Italian in 1977. Peach boards with black quarter-cloth and gold titles at the backstrip. Hardback with DJ. Natalia Ginzburg (1916 – 1991) was an Italian author whose work explored family relationships, politics during and after the Fascist years and World War II, and philosophy. She wrote novels, short stories and essays, for which she received the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize. In 1991 she was named a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Science. An activist, for a time in the 1930s she belonged to the Italian Communist Party. In 1983, she was elected to Parliament from Rome as an independent politician. Beginning in 1950, when Ginzburg married and moved to Rome, she entered the most prolific period of her literary career. During the next 20 years, she published most of the works for which she is best known. In 1964 she played the role of Mary of Bethany in Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 111 pages .