Giovanni's Tree: New Italian Folktales

Synopsis of Giovanni's Tree: New Italian Folktales

«Giovanni's Tree: New Italian Folktales» is Nicholas A. DiChario's collection of folk tales (Bordighera Press, paperback, 186 pp., in English).

Giovanni's Tree brings together nine stories that start from the Italian folk tale tradition and take it in new directions, mixing the classic and the contemporary. Witches, devils, priests, ghost lovers and zombies appear; the tone combines humour, wonder and betrayal, with food, wine and friendship in the background.

Giovanni's Tree is volume 161 of Bordighera Press's VIA Folios collection. Nicholas A. DiChario has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the Hugo Award.

For readers of folk tales, literary fantasy and short fiction, particularly those seeking the Italian tradition and Italian-American heritage.