Will Schutt
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"An Italian journalist pleads her case for learning ancient Greek in modern times. For word nerds, language loons, and grammar geeks, an impassioned and informative literary leap into the wonders of the Greek language. Here are nine ways Greek can transform your relationship to time and to those around you, nine reflections on the language of Sappho, Plato, and Thucydides, and its relevance to our lives today, nine chapters that will leave readers...
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Strega Prize: A young girl in Tuscany finds hope amid heartbreak in "a story about the lonely daydreams of outsiders" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Smart, funny thirteen-year-old Luna lives in a small town on the coast of Tuscany. When her beloved brother, Luca, drowns in a surfing accident, Luna's mother retreats into herself, while Luna believes that Luca still speaks to her through a whalebone washed up on the nearby shore. At school, stricken...