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"Natalia Ginzburg, one of Italy's great writers, introduced A Family Lexicon, her most celebrated work, with an unusual disclaimer: "The places, events and people are all real. I have invented nothing.
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Earnest, grave, prestige and contemplative.
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- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Natalia Ginzburg
- First published
- August 1, 2001
- Pages
- 219
- Publisher
- Carcanet, Arcade Pub., Giulio Einaudi
- Editions
- 53
- Language
- Spanish, dan, English, Italian
- ISBN
- 9788426424273
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