<p><b>''Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast'' <i>Telegraph</i></b><br><br>Jhumpa Lahiri''s landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy''s vibrant and diverse short story tradition, including well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello, alongside many captivating rediscoveries. <br><br>Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society.<br><br><b>''An enticing collection . . . the tales are by turns startling, moving, intriguing and provocative'' <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i></b></p>