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All Our Yesterdays

by Natalia Ginzburg · 1952

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All Our Yesterdays is a novel set in Italy from 1939 to 1944. Events like a family quarrel or an infidelity take on an importance equal to that of the war, as if to say that adultery and air raids can be equally destructive.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 268 pages

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