| A Tranquil Star Lib/E Contributor(s): Levi, Primo (Author), Colacci, David (Read by), Goldstein, Ann (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0792748840 ISBN-13: 9780792748847 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.5" W x 7.5" (0.65 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Tranquil Star, the first new American collection of Primo Levi's previously untranslated fiction to appear since 1990, affirms his position as one of the twentieth century's most enduring writers. These seventeen stories, first published in Italian between 1949 and 1986 and translated by Ann Goldstein and Alessandra Bastagli, demonstrate Levi's extraordinary range, taking the reader from the primal resistance of a captured partisan fighter to a middle-aged chemist experimenting with a new paint that wards off evil, to the lustful thoughts of an older man obsessed with a mysterious woman in a seaside villa. In the title story, Levi demonstrates his unerringly tragic understanding of the fragility of the universe through the tale of a pensive astronomer, terrified by the possibility that a long-dormant star might explode and reduce the entire planet to vapor. This remarkable new collection affirms Italo Calvino's conviction that Levi was one of the most important and gifted writers of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldstein, Ann: - Ann Goldstein is the former senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Levi, Primo: -Primo Levi (1919-1987) was a Jewish Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor, and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels. He gained international recognition for his 1959 memoir Survival in Auschwitz. Colacci, David: -David Colacci is an actor and director who has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee, as well as extensive work on new plays. As a narrator, he has won numerous Earphones Awards, earned Audie Award nominations, and been included in Best Audio of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal. He was a resident actor and director with the Cleveland Play House for eight years and has been artistic director of the Hope Summer Rep Theater since 1992. |