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The Girl on the Via Flaminia
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Artikel-Nr:
9781609459826
Veröffentl:
2007
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Hayes Alfred
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
An American soldier becomes entangled with a desperate young woman in occupied Rome in this "e;superb"e; novel of postwar Italy (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Robert is an American GI in Rome during the final months of World War II. Lisa is a young woman obliged to work in Mamma Adele's on the Via Flaminia. The passion they feel for one another is fueled by their separate, and equally desperate, needs. But can love truly exist between victor and vanquished? This classic story of a poignant affair, set amid the aftermath of war, is as relevant and moving today as when it was first published in 1949."e;Keeps us guessing to the end. An enthralling narrative, and art of a high order."e; -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"e;Full of dramatic conflicts . . . The dialogue is the best I have read in any war novel."e; -The New York Times
“An author of authentic distinction.”—The New York Times
Robert is an American soldier in occupied Rome during the final months of World War II. Lisa is a young woman obliged to work in Mamma Adele’s on the Via Flaminia. The passion they feel for one another is fueled by their separate, and equally desperate, needs. But can love between victor and vanquished ever blossom? This classic story of a poignant love affair, informed by the aftermath of war, is as relevant and moving today as when it was first published. Alfred Hayes’s screenplay for Paisan, directed by Roberto Rossellini, was nominated for an Academy Award.
Robert is an American soldier in occupied Rome during the final months of World War II. Lisa is a young woman obliged to work in Mamma Adele’s on the Via Flaminia. The passion they feel for one another is fueled by their separate, and equally desperate, needs. But can love between victor and vanquished ever blossom? This classic story of a poignant love affair, informed by the aftermath of war, is as relevant and moving today as when it was first published. Alfred Hayes’s screenplay for Paisan, directed by Roberto Rossellini, was nominated for an Academy Award.