tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713417153149484110.post8719252460343599028..comments2024-02-11T12:26:49.645-05:00Comments on FORTE E GENTILE: Book Three in the Abruzzo Trilogy: The Seed Beneath the SnowB.G. Firmanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812918462317459099noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713417153149484110.post-37860547673885869612010-02-15T04:42:15.994-05:002010-02-15T04:42:15.994-05:00You may have just saved me from a complete waste o...You may have just saved me from a complete waste of time, thank you!<br /><br />I've read Fontamara and Bread and Wine and thought I was ready to give The Seed Beneath the Snow a try - I think I'll wait a little longer.<br /><br />When I read Bread and Wine I wrote in my blog...<br /><br />"Maybe it is because I was reading an English translation; perhaps it flows more freely in Italian. I really felt many of the conversations and situations were not natural. I could not imagine people talking the way the characters talked."<br /><br />see http://aboutabruzzo.com/index.php/2009/02/05/books/bread-and-wine-ignazio-silone/<br /><br />If, like me, your command of Italian is limited, there are very few books in English set in Abruzzo to choose from.<br /><br />But you might want to give these a chance:<br /><br />On the Spine of Italy: A Year in the Abbruzzi by Harry Clifton<br />The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss<br />Food and Memories of Abruzzo: Italy’s Pastoral Landby Anna Teresa Callen<br /><br />If you can understand Italian well, then your options are far greater, and I'm envious :-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BodachBodachhttp://aboutabruzzo.comnoreply@blogger.com