Classics/modern classics > Catastrophe & other stories
Classics/modern classics Catastrophe & other stories
- Price: £7.99
- ISBN: 9781847497369
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This volume brings together twenty of the best stories written by Dino Buzzati - author of the celebrated novel The Tartar Steppe and one of the most original voices in twentieth-century literature - stories which show the Italian master's taste for the bizarre and the humorous, and for exploring the darker recesses of the human psyche. From `The Collapse of the Baliverna', where a man is racked with guilt at the thought that he might have been responsible for the loss of many lives, to `The Epidemic', which describes the spread of a "state influenza" contracted only by people who don't step into line with the government, and `Terror at the Scala', where the higher echelons of Milan society are gripped with the fear of an impending revolution - these stories show how strange and unexpected events can creep into everyday life and draw ordinary people towards mystery, disquiet and, ultimately, catastrophe.
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Title details
| Series | Classics/modern classics | Title | Catastrophe & other stories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Italian | Language | English |
| Market | Adolescent/Adult | Level | Fluent/native speakers |
| Publication Date | October 2018 | Authors | Dino Buzzati / Judith Landry |
| Binding | Other | Pages | 224 |
| Size(mm) | N/A | Weight (gms) | 250 |
| ESB Code | 56288 | ISBN | 9781847497369 |
| Inspection Copy | No | Delivery | Out of stock - expected on 22/08/2022 if you order today |
| Price | £7.99 | ||
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