A Place to Live and Other Selected Essays of Natalia Ginzburg

Natalia Ginzburg (1916–91) is recognized as one of the foremost Italian writers of the twentieth century, and one of the most eloquent and incisive commentators on postwar Italy. Her works include novels, stories, essays, plays, and a biography of Alessandro Manzoni. Her 1963 autobiographical novel, Lessico famigliare (“Family Sayings”) won the Strega prize. She died in Rome in 1991.