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02479aam a2200421 i 4500 001 6BC27B549E3C11EE84E191EF36ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231219010058 008 230224s2024 nju 000 f eng 010 $a 2023007324 020 $a 1978837445 020 $a 9781978837447 020 $a 1978837437 020 $a 9781978837430 035 $a (OCoLC)1371467826 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDX $d NUI $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ita 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PQ4861.B316 $b B3513 2024 082 00 $a 853/.914 $2 23/eng/20230224 100 1 $a Abate, Carmine, $d 1954- $e author. 240 10 $a Ballo tondo. $l English 245 14 $a The round dance / $c Carmine Abate ; translated by Michelangelo La Luna ; foreword by Francesco Altimari. 264 1 $a New Brunswick, New Jersey : $b Rutgers University Press, $c [2024] 300 $a xxiii, 242 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Other voices of Italy 520 $a "Hora is a town in Calabria where an ancient ArbeÌresheÌ community settles, and time, people, events, seem to be wrapped in a magical atmosphere. It is here that Costantino Avati grows up, and rediscovers, through the vision of the double-headed eagle, the mythical past of his people and the roots of his restless present. Around him are many unforgettable characters: his impetuous and melancholic father Francesco Avati, known as "il Mericano," who has emigrated to Germany; his mother Elena, a great cook of spicy food and guardian of a secret torment; his two sisters, Orlandina and Lucrezia, with their convoluted love stories; the Roman Isabella, who makes Costantino's adolescent heart flutter; the teacher Carmelo Bevilacqua, hunter of dreams and memories; the mysterious bard Luca RodotaÌ, interpreter of the old rhapsodies of the ArbeÌresh tradition; and above all his grandfather Lissandro, ironic and wise, the last custodian of an era and a world that are disappearing"-- $c Provided by publisher. 546 $a Translated from the Italian. 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921742 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Romans. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000475 700 1 $a La Luna, Michelangelo, $e translator. 700 1 $a Altimari, Francesco, $e writer of foreword. 830 0 $a Other voices of Italy 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231219011830.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6BC27B549E3C11EE84E191EF36ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search