La spiaggia
Excerpt
"Da parecchio tempo eravamo intesi con l’amico Doro che sarei stato ospite suo. A Doro volevo un gran bene, e quando lui per sposarsi andò a stare a Genova ci feci una mezza malattia. Quando gli scriss..."
About this book
On the Ligurian coast, a reserved narrator is drawn into the idle rituals of a worldly couple and their friends. Days of sun, games, and talk expose small betrayals and a deeper unease. Pavese turns a summer holiday into a clear-eyed study of desire, friendship, and the distance between who we are and who we pretend to be. This bilingual edition presents the original text side-by-side with a translation.
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Chapters
La spiaggia I.
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La spiaggia II.
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La spiaggia III.
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La spiaggia IV.
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La spiaggia V.
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La spiaggia VI.
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La spiaggia VII.
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La spiaggia VIII.
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La spiaggia IX.
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La spiaggia X.
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La spiaggia XI.
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