In English
Strega 2002 · Shortlist
The Librarians of Alexandria
Le bibliotecarie di Alessandria
Alessandra Lavagnino · 75 when first published
Novel · 313 pages · Family, Historical
AI-generated summary:The saga of a family from 1870 to the end of the Second World War, growing like a knotty tree from ancestors far apart in place and social rank, and narrowing at last to a childhood and early youth.