{"product_id":"one-year-of-school-and-giani-stuparich-9781946328298","title":"One Year of School and The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two stories presented in this volume focus on post-adolescent men (and, in \u003cem\u003eOne Year of School\u003c\/em\u003e, a charismatic young woman) who are struggling with the distressing aspects of an existence they are just beginning to confront. In \u003cem\u003eOne Year of School\u003c\/em\u003e these issues, which include the recognition of the precarious nature of life and its ultimate finitude, are wrestled with collectively by an entire class of students, while in \u003cem\u003eThe Island\u003c\/em\u003e they are dealt with by the slightly older and painfully solitary central character of the tale. The rhythm or lyrical tone of the two stories is quite differ- ent as well. That of the pulsating \u003cem\u003eOne Year of School\u003c\/em\u003e might be described as an \u003cem\u003eandante agitato\u003c\/em\u003e, while that of \u003cem\u003eThe Island\u003c\/em\u003e is instead a pensive \u003cem\u003elento elegiaco\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiani Stuparich received a Gold Medal of Valor for his service in the Italian Army during World War I. A novelist, short-story writer, memorialist, and author of newspaper articles as well as a secondary school teacher in Trieste, during the first half of the twentieth-century, he became a respected cultural icon for in- tellectuals and general readers in his native city and throughout Italy. The two stories included here are widely considered to be among his finest works as well as important contributions to the history of Italian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Klopp is Professor Emeritus of Italian at the Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelinda Nelson is Assistant Vice Provost at the same institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giani Stuparich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946328294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946328298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agincourt Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"Giani Stuparich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799051579647,"sku":"9781946328298","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-year-of-school-and-giani-stuparich-9781946328298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}