by Elsa Morante · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432082351
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«La isla de Arturo» is a novel by Elsa Morante published by Planeta in paperback (287 pages, in Spanish).
Young Arturo Gerace grows up on the island of Procida, near Naples, during the Second World War. His childhood, solitary and full of fantasies, unfolds between the absence of his mother and the distant figure of his father; as he grows older he discovers family secrets that change his life. A novel about identity, solitude and loss of innocence.
The novel received the Strega Prize in 1957 and was originally published as L'isola di Arturo. This 1984 edition belongs to the BestSellers Planeta collection, with a translation by Eugenio Guasta.
A work of interest for readers of Italian literary classics and coming-of-age novels.
