An Osteria In Chianti
"Ultimo is Chianti." The truth of these words—and the century-long existence of Ultimo Gori—is the essence of Dario Castagno's fourth book. A native "Chiantigiano" himself, Castagno explores his land through Ultimo's epic life, which begins with his 1908 birth as the tenth child of ill-fated sharecroppers in Chianti Senese. When Dario initially meets Ultimo in 1983—after the then-septuagenarian tosses his Vespa into a tree as if it were a sack of wild mushrooms—it is by chance. But the 25-year friendship that followed was clearly meant to be, in the most profound of ways. Tales of pre-modern Tuscany, family tragedies, unrequited love, the ravages of war, and friends humble and noble alike—including Castagno's own bond with Gori—interlock. Ending with glimpses into a realm of magic, and the power of Ultimo's legacy, Castagno takes the reader on a riveting journey that—spiritually and historically—is Chianti.
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An Osteria In Chianti
"Ultimo is Chianti." The truth of these words—and the century-long existence of Ultimo Gori—is the essence of Dario Castagno's fourth book. A native "Chiantigiano" himself, Castagno explores his land through Ultimo's epic life, which begins with his 1908 birth as the tenth child of ill-fated sharecroppers in Chianti Senese. When Dario initially meets Ultimo in 1983—after the then-septuagenarian tosses his Vespa into a tree as if it were a sack of wild mushrooms—it is by chance. But the 25-year friendship that followed was clearly meant to be, in the most profound of ways. Tales of pre-modern Tuscany, family tragedies, unrequited love, the ravages of war, and friends humble and noble alike—including Castagno's own bond with Gori—interlock. Ending with glimpses into a realm of magic, and the power of Ultimo's legacy, Castagno takes the reader on a riveting journey that—spiritually and historically—is Chianti.
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BN ID: | 2940148855989 |
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Publisher: | Robert Rodi |
Publication date: | 12/17/2012 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 216 |
File size: | 601 KB |
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