Beyond Gibraltar - Hardcover

Lorch, Maristella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1636070264 ISBN 13: 9781636070261

Publisher: Tbr Books, 2020

Synopsis

Beyond Gibraltar interweaves memory and history as it traces the life of its author-protagonist through a fascinating period of modern history the birth of Fascism, World War II in Rome Open City, the beginning of the Cold War at the border with Yugoslavia, McCarthyism in the US. Born in the Austro-Italian Alps in the first part of the twentieth century, struggling and fighting her way for survival in war-torn Rome, boarding a military ship in February 1947 to travel to her new home in the United States as an American war-bride, and building her own version of the American Dream in New York City these are the basic elements of her story. A story of personal transformation, of resilience, courage, confusion solved by resolution, Beyond Gibraltar is also a precious historical document on life during the first half of the 20^th century, as seen from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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About the Author

Maristella de Panizza Lorch is Professor Emerita of Italian and Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Barnard College and Columbia University, as well as Founding Director Emerita of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America. She is the mother of three daughters and the widow of the mathematician Edgar Raymond Lorch. Beyond Gibraltar is the second volume of the trilogy Beyond Gibraltar, following Mamma in her Village and preceding The Other Shore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tbr Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1636070264
• ISBN 13: 9781636070261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426