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House of Liars

work by Morante

Also known as: “Menzogna e sortilegio”

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In Elsa Morante
…novel, Menzogna e sortilegio (1948; House of Liars), recounts the complex history of a southern Italian family through the memory and imagination of a young woman. Morante’s next novel, L’isola di Arturo (1957; Arturo’s Island), examines a boy’s growth from childhood dreams to the painful disillusions of adulthood. This novel,…
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