My Karst and My City and Other Essays

Scipio Slataper is a prominent writer from Trieste, a culturally diverse city influenced by Slavic, Germanic, and Italian cultures. His major literary achievement, My Karst and My City, is a fictionalized, lyrical autobiography that reflects Trieste's complexity and multi-ethnic environment. It adds a new voice to our understanding of European modernism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 19 November 2020
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Scipio Slataper, a prominent writer hailing from the picturesque Italian town of Trieste, stands as a testament to the rich literary heritage of the region. Before the onset of World War One, Trieste emerged as a unique urban landscape, boasting the status of the largest port within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was a thriving metropolis characterized by its financial prosperity and a vibrant cosmopolitanism, where the cultures of Slavic, Germanic, and Italian traditions converged harmoniously.

Slataper's literary oeuvre bears the profound imprint of Trieste's cultural richness and its multiethnic tapestry. His major literary achievement, My Karst and My City, a fictionalized, lyrical autobiography, is presented in its entirety in this translation. This remarkable work offers a unique example of an Italian modernist narrative, intricately influenced by Slataper's collaboration with the Florentine journal La Voce and his immersion in the Germanic and Scandinavian literature of Trieste.

In addition to My Karst and My City, this collection includes excerpts from Slataper's insightful reflections on the works of Ibsen and other critical essays, providing a fresh perspective and a deeper dimension to our understanding of European modernism. Through his writings, Slataper has contributed to the rich tapestry of literary discourse, leaving an indelible mark on the literary world.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487508227