The gold-rimmed spectacles /

A new doctor arrives into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bassani, Giorgio, 1916-2000 (Author)
Other Authors: Quigly, Isabel (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1960.
Edition:First American edition.
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Summary:A new doctor arrives into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:143 pages ; 21 cm