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History: A Novel
Author Elsa Morante
Original title La Storia
Translator William Weaver
Country Italy
Language Italian
Publisher Giulio Einaudi Editore
Publication date 1974

History: A Novel (Italian: La Storia) is a novel by Italian author Elsa Morante, largely seen to be her most famous and controversial work. Published in 1974, it narrates the story of a woman, Ida Ramundo, and her two sons Antonio (called "Nino") and Giuseppe ("Useppe") in Rome, during and immediately after the Second World War.

A motion picture based on that novel, directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Claudia Cardinale, was produced in 1986.


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