Five Stories of Ferrara

work by Bassani

Also known as: “Cinque storie ferraresi”, “Dentro le mura”, “Prospect of Ferrara”(Show More)

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Five Stories of Ferrara is a collection of five novellas by Italian author Giorgio Bassani. Published in 1956, the work explores the rise of fascism and anti-Semitism in Italy, with a particular focus on the Jewish community in Ferrara. Bassani, who was himself Jewish, often drew upon his heritage and experiences in Ferrara as themes in his writing. The collection brought Bassani significant recognition, winning him the Strega Prize. The setting of Ferrara also features prominently in Bassani's most famous book, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.12

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…collection Cinque storie ferraresi (1956; Five Stories of Ferrara, also published as Prospect of Ferrara; reissued as Dentro le mura, 1973, “Inside the Walls”), five novellas that describe the growth of fascism and anti-Semitism, brought Bassani his first commercial success and the Strega Prize (offered annually for the best Italian…
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…collection Cinque storie ferraresi (1956; Five Stories of Ferrara, also published as Prospect of Ferrara; reissued as Dentro le mura, 1973, “Inside the Walls”), five novellas that describe the growth of fascism and anti-Semitism, brought Bassani his first commercial success and the Strega Prize (offered annually for the best Italian…
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