Tales Of My Native Town (1920)

By Gabriele d'Annunzio

Book Overview

Tales Of My Native Town is a collection of short stories written by the Italian author Gabriele D�������Annunzio and first published in 1920. The book is set in the author�������s hometown of Pescara, a coastal city in central Italy. The stories are written in a nostalgic and romantic style, evoking the beauty of the town and its surroundings, as well as the customs and traditions of its people.The collection includes ten stories, each one focusing on a different aspect of life in Pescara. Some of the stories are based on real events and people, while others are fictional. The themes explored in the book include love, death, family, and the passage of time.The first story, �������The Triumph of Death,������� tells the story of a young woman who dies of tuberculosis and her funeral procession through the town. The second story, �������The Miracle of Saint Anthony,������� is about a young boy who is cured of a serious illness after praying to the town�������s patron saint.Other stories in the collection include �������The Last Kiss,������� which tells the story of a young couple�������s tragic love affair, and �������The Return of the Hero,������� which is about a soldier who returns home from World War I to find that his town has changed.Overall, Tales Of My Native Town is a poignant and beautifully written collection of stories that captures the essence of life in a small Italian town at the turn of the 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164909568
• ISBN13: 9781164909569
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"