The Faithful Lover

Fiction. Translated from the Italian by Estelle Gilson. THE FAITHFUL LOVER is a sumptuously imagined short story collection by renowned writer Massimo Bontempelli, the father of "magical realism." From a young boy's memorable encounter with a pair of ghostly lovers, to an elderly woman's unsettling final bequest, these powerful stories illuminate Bontempelli's belief that the wonders of the world can be found all around us, dwelling within the realm of the everyday.

• Author
• Massimo Bontempelli

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 210

• Publisher
• Host Publications

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780924047367

• Genres
• fiction

• Release date
• 2007