The Little Virtues: Essays by Natalia Ginzburg

The Little Virtues: Essays

Natalia Ginzburg with Dick Davis (Translator)

184 pages first pub 1962 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective slow-paced

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In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic m...

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reflective 89%
inspiring 50%
emotional 46%
informative 24%
sad 18%
hopeful 17%
challenging 12%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

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slow 32%
fast 18%

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