by Mario Soldati · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253154334
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«Les Lettres de Capri» is the novel by Mario Soldati, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (348 pages, in French).
In postwar Italy, screenwriter Mario reunites with an old friend who suggests he write a film plot; through that commission, Mario becomes an indirect witness to a double story of love and betrayal between Americans and Italians, with letters from Capri at the heart of the intrigue.
Novel originally published in Italian in 1954 under the title «Lettere da Capri», winner of the Strega Prize; this French edition is from 2003.
For adult readers interested in twentieth-century Italian fiction and in love stories with intrigue and psychological analysis.
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.
