My Karst and My City and Other Essays
Scipio Slataper, "My Karst and My City and Other Essays "
English | ISBN: 1487508220 | 2020 | 280 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1487508220 | 2020 | 280 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Scipio Slataper is one of the most prominent writers from the Italian town of Trieste. Before the onslaught of World War One, Trieste was a unique urban environment and the largest port in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was a financially powerful city and a cosmopolitan centre where Slavic, Germanic, and Italian cultures intersected. Much of Slataper’s oeuvre is highly influenced by Trieste’s cultural complexity and its multi-ethnic environment.
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