A Tournament of Misfits : : Tall Tales and Short / / Aldo Palazzeschi.

Aldo Palazzeschi (1885-1974) is arguably the major twentieth-century Italian writer who has been most neglected by the English-speaking world. Born in Florence and trained as an actor, Palazzeschi ranks high as a poet and fiction writer in his homeland. His work, which attempts to recreate the exper...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2006
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Tall Tales and Short
  • A Solitary Gentleman
  • Servite Domino in Laetitia
  • The Black Mark
  • Our Friend Galletti
  • Bistino and the Marquis
  • A Small Sentimental Gem
  • Little Maria
  • The Beautiful King
  • Dagobert
  • The Gift
  • A Small Gastronomic Gem
  • The Portrait of the Queen
  • The Hunchback
  • Summer Noontide
  • Silence