A Tuscan Childhood
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
This is an autobiographical evocation of Tuscany long ago and today that places emphasis on characters and food.
Kinta Beevor Libri
L'unico contributo letterario di Kinta Beevor è arrivato tardi nella sua vita, una narrazione profondamente personale che racconta la sua giovinezza nel paesaggio aspro della Toscana settentrionale. Cresciuta in un imponente castello con vista sulle montagne di Carrara, la sua educazione ha fornito uno sfondo drammatico alle sue riflessioni. La prosa di Beevor, influenzata dalla sua discendenza artistica e da una famiglia profondamente legata alla scrittura, crea immagini suggestive e intuizioni intime. Il suo lavoro offre ai lettori una miscela unica di storia personale e sensibilità letteraria, lasciando un'impressione duratura.
"Wonderful...I fell immediately into her world, and was sorry when I reached the end." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun The sparkling memoir of an idyllic, bohemian childhood in an enchanted Tuscan castle between the wars. When Kinta Beevor was five, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, bought the sixteenth-century Fortezza della Brunella in the Tuscan village of Aulla. There her parents were part of a vibrant artistic community that included Aldous Huxley, Bernard Berenson, and D. H. Lawrence. Meanwhile, Kinta and her brother explored the glorious countryside, participated in the region's many seasonal rites and rituals, and came to know and love the charming, resilient Italian people. With the coming of World War II the family had to leave Aulla; years later, though, Kinta would return to witness the courage and skill of the Tuscan people as they rebuilt their lives. Lyrical and witty, A Tuscan Childhood is alive with the timeless splendour of Italy.
