Neapolitan Chronicles, Ortese, Anna Maria. Published by New Vessel Press, 2018. Card covers.192pp. In fine, unread condition.
A collection of fiction and reportage set in Italy’s vibrant and turbulent metropolis, Naples, in the immediate aftermath of World War Two
Anna Maria Ortese (1914-1998) is one of the most celebrated and original Italian writers of the last century. Neapolitan Chronicles brought her widespread acclaim in her native country when it was first published in 1953 and won the prestigious Premio Viareggio.
