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In Translation reads Family Lexicon

  • Lost City Books 2467 18th Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20009 United States (map)

Join us and our host, Adam, in our book club series: In Translation. Expanding our global perspective exploring contemporary world literature translated to English. Next up is Natalia Ginzburg's Family Lexicon

About Family Lexicon:

The father, Giuseppe Levi, is a Jewish scientist, consumed by his work and a mania for hiking. Impatient and intractable, he is constantly at odds with his impressionable and wistful wife Lidia - yet he cannot be without her. Together they preside over their five children in a house filled with argument and activity, books and politics, visitors, friends and famous faces. But as their children grow up against the backdrop of Mussolini's Italy, the Levi household must become not only a home - but a stronghold against fascism.

Intimate, enchanting and comedic, Family Lexicon is an unforgettable novel about memory, language, and the lasting power that family holds over all of us.