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hidden europe 67

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The Italian wordsmith Gianni Celati, who died in January this year, was not best known for his travel writing. It was for Celati a sideline in a career that mainstreamed on literature and culture. We take a look at some of Celati's work.

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Do you want to learn more about Gianni Celati? If so, you may like to get hold of Towards the River’s Mouth (Verso la foce): A Critical Edition published by Lexington Books in 2019. The volume is edited by Patrick Barron. It includes Barron’s engaging translation of Celati’s original text and a good series of critical essays on Celati’s work written by international scholars. The essays highlight Celati’s seminal role in focusing attention on forgotten spaces and rediscovering ordinary landscapes.

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This article was published in hidden europe 67.