History (novel)

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, generally regarded as her most famous and controversial work. Published in 1974, it narrates the story of a partly Jewish woman, Ida Ramundo, and her two sons Antonio (called "Nino") and Giuseppe ("Useppe") in Rome, during and immediately after the Second World War.[1]

The Italian title "La Storia" can be translated as either "History" or "The Story"; the ambiguity is lost in translation.

La storia, a motion picture based on the novel, directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Claudia Cardinale, was produced in 1986.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Marrone, Gaetana, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Routledge. pp. 1227–1228. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3.
  2. ↑ Paietta, Ann C. (2007). Teachers in the Movies. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7864-2938-7.


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