The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl and Other Stories

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The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl and Other Stories

Author:

Italo Svevo

Publication Date:

1930

Genre:

Short Fiction

Language:

Italian

Illustrator:

Vanessa Bell

Publisher:

The Hogarth Press

Translator:

Lacy Collison-Morley

Dust Jacket Designer:

Vanessa Bell

 

A collection of stories translated from the Italian by the author of The Hoax, this light and jokey set of stories is an introduction to Svevo's interests, which include animals and bumbling protagonists.