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Elena Gianini Belotti

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Elena Gianini Belotti

Elena Gianini Belotti is the author of several novels and nonfiction works, among them Dalla parte delle bambine (Feltrinelli, 1973), Prima le donne e i bambini (Rizzoli, 1980 and 1998), Il fiore dell'ibisco (Rizzoli, 1985), Amore e pregiudizio (Mondadori, 1988), Adagio un poco mosso (Feltrinelli, 1993), Pimpì oselì (Feltrinelli, 19...

95), Apri le porte all'alba (Feltrinelli, 1999), and Voli (Feltrinelli, 2001). Her most recent book, Prima della quiete (Rizzoli, 2003), was awarded the Premio Grinzane Cavour, a prestigious Italian literary award now in its twenty-third year. "The Abandoned Garden" is the first of Belotti's work to appear in English.

The Abandoned Garden

By Elena Gianini Belotti

In that idyllic, solitary place, she told herself, nothing base or cruel could ever happen: the harmony of the landscape softened the spirit, resolved conflict, relieved the soul.

Translated from Italian by Anne Milano Appel

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Elena Gianini Belotti

Elena Gianini Belotti

Articles by Elena Gianini Belotti

The Abandoned Garden