The Beautiful Summer is a novel by Italian author Cesare Pavese, first published in Italian as La bella estate in 1949.
 1950 edition | |
| Author | Cesare Pavese |
|---|---|
| Original title | La bella estate |
| Translator | W.J. Strachan |
| Publisher | Peter Owen |
Publication date | 1949 |
Published in English | 1955 |
| Pages | 237 |
| ISBN | 9780241983393 (Penguin European Writers edition, 2018) |
The book won the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award, in 1950. It was released in English by Peter Owen in 1955,[1] and rereleased by Penguin European Writers in 2018.[2]
The book is an account of juvenile love, hope and defeat in 1930s northern Italy.[3] It comprises three novellas: the eponymous The Beautiful Summer (La bella estate, first published in 1940), The devil in the Hills (Il diavolo sulle colline, 1948) and Women on Their Own (Tra donne sole, 1949).
Le amiche, a 1955 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, is based on the last novella of the book.
The Beautiful Summer, a 2023 Italian film directed by Laura Luchetti, is based on the first novella of the book.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The political prisoner". SOLO. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "The Beautiful Summer". Penguin Books. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Best summer books 2018, as picked by writers and cultural figures – part two". The Guardian. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Variety: The Beautiful Summer". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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