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On Friendship and Freedom : The Correspondence of Ignazio Silone and Marcel Fleischmann
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- Summary
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"Ignazio Silone was an important and mid 20th century Italian writer. A communist, he spent much of his time in Switzerland during World War II and was supported by Marcel Fleischmann. A wealthy bu...
"Ignazio Silone was an important and mid 20th century Italian writer. A communist, he spent much of his time in Switzerland during World War II and was supported by Marcel Fleischmann. A wealthy businessman and supporter of culture. This ms is a translation of their correspondence, translated from French (Silone's letters) and German (Fleischmann's letters)"--
Details
- Creator
- Maria Nicolai Paynter
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1442649968, 1442621885, 1442621877, 9781442621886, 9781442621879
- OCLC
- ocn957155712, ocn979836638
- Letters translated from the French by Maria Nicolai Paynter; letters translated from the German by Aine Zimmerman.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Issued also in print.
- In English.
- A friendship is born -- The historical milieu -- Some perceptions of Silone -- On friendship and freedom -- The Silone archives -- Contextualizing the Silone-Fleischmann correspondence -- Ignazio and Darina Silone -- Mareel Fleischmann and Elsa Schiess -- The Swiss years: 1934-1944 -- Bridging the distance: 1945-1976
Subjects
- Silone, Ignazio, 1900-1978 -- Friends and associates.
- Silone, Ignazio, 1900-1978 -- Correspondence.
- Fleischmann, Marcel, 1891-1984 -- Friends and associates.
- Fleischmann, Marcel, 1891-1984 -- Correspondence.
- Authors, Italian -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Communists -- Italy -- Correspondence.
- Businessmen -- Switzerland -- Correspondence.
- Friendship.
- Liberty.