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Elena Loewenthal

Born 1960 · Italy

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    Strega 2004 · Shortlist

    Attese

    Title translated by AI:“Waitings”

    Elena Loewenthal · 44 when first published

    Novel · 202 pages · Family, Historical

    AI-generated summary:A white veil links the stories of three women of the same Jewish family across the twentieth century and its tragedies, from a girl covering her face before meeting her future husband to an old woman embroidering a tablecloth to celebrate Hitler's death.