Description
In the stark, wintry landscape of German-occupied Italy, two couples find themselves drawn together by an unspoken connection. As the war encroaches, their shared isolation in a provincial town outside Turin becomes a crucible for complex relationships, marked by subtle attractions and the ever-present hum of threat. Lalla Romano masterfully evokes the tension and stillness of life under occupation, exploring the mysterious luminosity of human bonds in extraordinary circumstances. This hauntingly beautiful novel, translated into English for the first time, inhabits the silent spaces between historic events with prose of enigmatic atmosphere and acute precision.
Available Editions
paperback
Steerforth Press
Published Jan 1, 2023
192 pages
ISBN: 9781782278207
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Details
First Published
1962
Language
ita
Translation
From: ita
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Silence Shared by Lalla Romano.