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Giorgio Bassani

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Giorgio BassaniFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

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Essay Topics

1.

By the end of the novel, the narrator is gripped by a paranoia about Malnate and Micòl’s relationship. What evidence exists to support this version of events, and why the narrator would be so affected by Micòl choosing this particular person?

2.

Both Micòl and the narrator study the works of great writers yet cannot express themselves fully when writing to each other. What does this say about the function of literature?

3.

The consequences of the narrator abandoning his family’s Passover dinner are not directly addressed in the book. What can you infer about his family and how they react to his growing closeness with the Finzi-Contini family?

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