November 4 | Lia Levi on journalism, minorities in Italy, and her upcoming book: The Jewish Husband
On November 4 at 7 pm (reception at 6:30) Lia Levi will present her new book and discuss literature, Jewish life in Italy, and journalism. More about The Jewish Husband - Europa Editions. Before the infamous
racial laws, he had fallen in love with Sonia, the daughter of a
wealthy anti-Semitic banker. In a long flash back, the novel recounts
the parallel realities of the two families of origin: the Jewish one,
who owned and ran a small hotel, and the gentile one which followed the
ritualized social conventions of the Roman bourgeoisie. As the external
pressure builds, this precarious marriage becomes almost clandestine,
forcing the husband into a spiral of compromises. Read more
Levi is best known as the author of several works of fiction largely
dedicated to Jewish themes. She belongs to a generation of
integrated Jewish intellectuals whose literary works testify to the
renewed interest in Jewish history and cultural traditions.
Her first novel, Una bambina e basta (Just a Child), was
awarded the Elsa Morante Prize in 1994.
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Levi's works convey to readers a strong sense of confidence in the act
of writing and in the possibility of transmitting historical memory to
future generations. Faithful to the Jewish commandment of preserving
the memory of the past-to the command to remember the exodus from Egypt
every day of one's life-Lia Levi wrote books in which historical events
of our recent past are told for adults and children, as in the case of
her Tutti i giorni di tua vita (All the Days of Your Life), 1997. Her
previous novel, L'amore mio non puņ (My Love May Not), was staged by Manuela Kustermann. Her latest book, The Jewish Husband, is published in the US by the prestigious Europa
publishing house, the first US publisher dedicated to fiction in
translation. |
