Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934–2002)
Auteur van Italian Days
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- Geboortedatum
- 1934-09-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2002-04-24
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- female
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- USA
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- Queens, New York, USA
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- Manhattan, New York, USA
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- Libya
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- journalist
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- Ms. Magazine
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- #47,377
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- 3.7
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- 17
Harrison's observations about Italian people and places are spot on. She has a running commentary on everything from feminism in Milan to artificial insemination by an unknown donor. She enjoys movies and references them from time to time.
It is obvious Harrison has an appreciation for the words of others who have written so beautifully about Italy's charms. There are lots of quotes from Stendhal, Ruskin, George Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, and Henry James, but mostly Italian Days is a thoughtful blender concoction of cultural, spiritual, historical, and personal observations. Art, science, food, family, architecture, memories, religion, philosophy, and society swirl on every page. You'll pick up a little Italian in the process. My favorite phrase was "qui sono felice" or "Here I am happy."… (meer)