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Feb 19, 2019 · A postwar novel about a boy, his father, and their isolated world. Arturo, a young boy, grows up on the island of Procida alone. His mysterious father comes and goes at will.
- Kirkus Reviews
A novel of longing and thwarted desires, Arturo's Island reemerges in this splendid translation to take its rightful place in the world literary canon.
A positive rating based on 5 book reviews for Arturo's Island by Elsa Morante, Trans. by Ann Goldstein.
Arturo's Island is a gorgeous and captivating Italian coming-of-age classic novel. Arturo is a belligerent boy growing up on Procida, a small island near Napoli. His mother, who was 17 and illiterate, died in childbirth, and his father is aloof and mysterious father comes and goes at will.
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Feb 19, 2019 · Arturo's Island by Elsa Morante, Trans. by Ann Goldstein has an overall rating of Positive based on 5 book reviews.
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Jul 20, 2022 · This coming-of-age story won the 1957 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, but this review is of a newer translation by Ann Goldstein. The book tells of a fourteen-year-old boy Arturo Gerace living in Procida, Bay of Naples, Italy some time before the World War II.
Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante. It reads almost as a fairy tale at the beginning and it becomes quite a terrifying psychological reality as the book proceeds. It’s a brilliant book
