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Vincenzo Consolo is counted by many critics among the most significant voices in contemporary world literature. This volume makes available for the first in English an edited and annotated volume of Consolo''s short stories, essays, and other writings pertaining to the diverse cultures and histories of Sicily and the Mediterranean basin.

The Mediterranean region holds a particular fascination for Consolo, who seeks through his writing to recover the memory of a Sicilian and Mediterranean history, which he feels is presently being threatened by the forces of late-capitalist Western culture. His writings about the region also voice a commitment to questions of ethics and human rights, which have been brought to the fore by recent tensions dividing this area and forcing a mass exodus of its people. At a time when this part of the world is under threat from unbridled globalization as well as dangerous forms of ethnic and religious fundamentalism, Consolo''s words offer an insightf

Reading Writing the Mediterranean

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      Publisher: MY - University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/3/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780802092106, 978-0802092106
      ISBN10: 0802092101

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Vincenzo Consolo is counted by many critics among the most significant voices in contemporary world literature. This volume makes available for the first in English an edited and annotated volume of Consolo''s short stories, essays, and other writings pertaining to the diverse cultures and histories of Sicily and the Mediterranean basin.

      The Mediterranean region holds a particular fascination for Consolo, who seeks through his writing to recover the memory of a Sicilian and Mediterranean history, which he feels is presently being threatened by the forces of late-capitalist Western culture. His writings about the region also voice a commitment to questions of ethics and human rights, which have been brought to the fore by recent tensions dividing this area and forcing a mass exodus of its people. At a time when this part of the world is under threat from unbridled globalization as well as dangerous forms of ethnic and religious fundamentalism, Consolo''s words offer an insightf

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