{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-italian-short-stories-edited-by-jhumpa-lahiri","title":"'The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories' edited by Jhumpa Lahiri","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA substantial anthology of twentieth-century Italian short fiction, selected and introduced by the fabulous writer and translator Jhumpa Lahiri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMost of the works are from writers who often sit just outside the neat export canon of “Italian literature”, as Lahiri treats the form as a field of experiment not something particularly mastered by one set in stone group. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLahiri’s introduction is wonderfully engaged on the problem of reading a national literature through translation, and her choices really reflect what crosses languages easily, what becomes distorted, and what simply disappears from view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe collection ranges across major and less frequently translated figures including Elio Vittorini, Giovanni Verga, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Antonio Tabucchi, Italo Svevo, Leonardo Sciascia, Alberto Savinio and Umberto Saba, with multiple translators represented throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition \/ Condition: Penguin Books, London, 2019. First Penguin edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very light handling wear; jacket clean with only minor shelf wear. Internally clean and unmarked; binding firm. Near fine condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46388751433811,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation-2026-09-20T183711.584.png?v=1789893545","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-italian-short-stories-edited-by-jhumpa-lahiri","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}