Otranto

Author

Maria Corti

Original Work

Otranto

Translator

Jessie Bright

Language

English

Year

1993

Publisher

Italica Press

Country

United States

Pages

288

ISBN

9780934977296

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ONE OF ITALY’S LEADING WRITERS recounts the sack of Otranto by the Turks in 1480. Like the film Rashomon or Robert Browning’sThe Ring and the Book, this novel relates the events in overlapping tales told by survivors and victims. As Otrantoweaves its web of memories, it also focuses on the beauty of everyday life: the essence of place - the fragrance of oleander, the feel of new linen and old wood, the sky, sea and wind, lovers and friends. Corti’s style is riveting, her eye for her eye for detail compelling. First English translation by Jessie Bright, of L’Ora di tutti.— Google Books