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Now that autumn’s in the air, it’s time to put the beach reads away and delve into a book that possesses intelligence, wit and piercing introspection.  Natalia Ginzburg’s A Place to Live is such a book.

Ginzburg is one of the greatest women writers you’ve probably never heard of. Though she was one of Italy’s most celebrated writers of the 20th century (Ginzburg died in 1991), she is far from a household name in the United States. According to the New York Times,  A Place to Live is " a glowing light of modern Italian literature…Ginzburg’s magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning stroke of a plain phrase…As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart."

Lynne Sharon Schwartz, the accomplished American writer,  was both editor and translator of  the 21 essays collected in this volume, and her profound respect for Ginzburg’s talent shines through on every page.

For a rare reading pleasure and a book you will never forget, order A Place to Live. Highly recommended by eyeItalia.