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Words Are Stones

by Carlo Levi
language: english
Publisher: HESPERUS PRESS LTD, May of 2005 ‧
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Winner of the prestigious Italian literary prize, Premio Vareggio, in 1956

Over the course of a number of years, Italian writer Carlo Levi made three separate journeys to Sicily. He went on to chronicle his travels, penning a number of short essays and capturing in miniature the essence of Sicilian life: its traditions, culture and breathtaking landscape. Bringing his writings together in one comprehensive volume – Words are Stones – Levi offers a rare and insightful glimpse into an island whose people, though marred by poverty and backwardness, retained a generosity and graciousness of spirit – even in the face of hardship, political upheaval and murder.

Translated by: Anthony Shugar
Foreword by: Anita Desai

'Carlo Levi is a witness to another world within our world' - Italo Calvino

'In Levi's work everything is harmonised and held together. He is a physician, a writer and an artist for one reason only: his immense respect for life' - Jean Paul Sartre

‘it is brilliantly written journalism… Signor Levi’s strength lies in his power of visual description… The book will be equally welcome to those who know nothing about Sicily and to those who already know a little: to the former, because it will open their eyes to much that they might otherwise overlook; to the latter, because it will time and again give them the small but pleasuable shocks of recognition.’ - TLS

Words Are Stones

by Carlo Levi

Property Description
ISBN: 9781843914044
Publisher: HESPERUS PRESS LTD
Release Date: May of 2005
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 144
Format: Book
Collection: Modern Voices
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Travel Literature
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781843914044
Recommended Minimum Age: Not applicable

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carlo Levi

Carlo Levi nasceu em Turim a 29 de novembro de 1902. Formado em Medicina, cedo se envolveu em lutas antifascistas, tendo sido um dos membros fundadores do grupo Justiça e Liberdade. Em 1935, foi preso e enviado para Lucânia (atual Basilicata), no sul de Itália, onde esteve confinado até 1936. Foi o registo desse período de isolamento, num local remoto e pobre, que serviu de base a Cristo Parou em Eboli, publicado originalmente em 1945. Durante este período, desenvolveu também uma série de projetos artísticos, que viria a mostrar na Bienal de Veneza de 1954. Entre as suas obras literárias, destacam-se ainda L’Orologio (1950), Le Parole Sono Pietre (1955) e Il Futuro ha un Cuore Antico (1956). Foi também deputado do senado, como membro independente do Partido Comunista, entre 1963 e 1972. Faleceu em Roma a 4 de janeiro de 1975.

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