Arturo's Island: A Novel

"Astonishing for the quality of the writing . . . the complexity of the invented world, the wide- ranging view of the human condition."- Elena Ferrante

Elsa Morante's novels were once considered the greatest of Italy's postwar generation. Here, Ann Goldstein's "deft translation" (Madeline Schwartz, New York Review of Books) of Arturo's Island heralds a "second life" for the beloved author, finally garnering Morante "the new readers she deserves" (Lily Tuck, Wall Street Journal). Imbued with ...