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Recent publications by Numero Civico
Grandma Elisa’s Proverbs, collected by Daniela Mazzurana
The proverbs and nursery rhymes in this small volume, arranged alphabetically, were collected over time, reliving them from memory: my mother, Elisa Zeni, adapted them to specific household situations. A little treasure that has become part of my “family lexicon.”
Daniela Mazzurana
“Writing Memories. The Mazzurana Barèla”
From Fabio Mazzurana’s book:
In the very early afternoon – the hottest hours – Pina used to take refuge in a small shed, en stól, to escape the sun and the flies. Knowing this habit, Dad didn’t worry about not seeing her wandering around. However, when at the end of the day he went to pick her up from her usual spot, Pina was no longer there; she had gone home on her own. When she arrived in front of the stable, she had lifted the latch with her nose that closed the door and had entered…
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Angelina Gottardi, Memorie di Ernesto
Angelina Gottardi, Memoirs of Ernesto
Angelina’s writing, which in many ways can be compared to that of Natalia Ginzburg, introduces us to and accompanies us along the journey that her uncle Ernesto, Marianna’s brother, sketches in countless stories over the years spent together in the house on Muredei Street in Trento.
