by Mario Soldati · Autrement · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782862605968
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«Les lettres de Capri» is the novel by Mario Soldati, published by Autrement in paperback (325 pages, in French).
Set in postwar Rome, the novel follows Mario, a screenwriter who reunites with a friend, Harry, and suggests he write a film plot. Mario ends up as an indirect witness to a story of love and betrayal around mysterious letters sent from Capri, between American puritanism and Italian passion.
Work originally published in Italian in 1954 as «Lettere da Capri», translated into French by Nathalie Bauer; winner of the Strega Prize.
For readers of classic Italian fiction and stories set in postwar Italy.
Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Alida Valli, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
