The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles

Giorgio Bassani, Jamie McKendrick

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English

Penguin
01 May 2012

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

A brand new translation of another novel in the Ferrara sequence which includes The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly.

As anti-Semitism spreads across Italy, the Jewish narrator of the tale begins to feel pity for the ostracized doctor, as the fickle nature of a community changing under political forces becomes clear. The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles is a gripping and tragic study of how lives can be destroyed by those we consider our neighbours.

By: Giorgio Bassani
Translated by: Jamie McKendrick
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 113g
ISBN: 9780141192154
ISBN 10: 0141192151
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Giorgio Bassani was born in 1916. From 1938 onwards he became involved in various anti-fascist activities for which he was imprisoned in 1943. His works include The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles, The Heron, Behind the Door and Five Stories of Ferrara, which won the Strega Prize. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis was awarded the Viareggio Prize in 1962 and was made into a feature film. Jamie McKendrick is an award-winning poet and translator. His translation of Bassani's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is already available, and he is currently translating the rest of the Ferrara Cycle anew for Penguin Modern Classics.

Reviews for The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles

Singular ... The town of Ferrara and its inhabitants are realized with an extraordinary clarity Guardian Powerful new translations ... Bassani began as a poet, and McKendrick's redelivery of this taut uncompromising fiction reveals resonance and generosity -- Ali Smith