Status
Available
Call number
Genres
Collection
Publication
Penguin (1959), Mass Market Paperback, 200 pages
Description
19 short stories set in the poorer parts and slums of Rome and whose heros are the ordinary people - plumbers, washerwomen, thieves, small shopkeepers and prostitutes. newspapers in London and Paris. He now lives in Rome and is a well-established writer.
User reviews
LibraryThing member donato
Great stories about Roman life in the 1950s. I learned that Rome is Rome is Rome. It's called the eternal city for a reason.
Awards
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction — 1957)
Language
Original publication date
1954
ISBN
none