There was also the house in Palma and the Castle of Montechiaro, although we never went to either of them” (from Chapter 3 of I Racconti, entitled “The Journey”). There were four of them: Santa Margherita di Belice, the Villa in Bagheria, the Palace in Torretta and the country house in Raitano. In one of his best-known tales, “I Luoghi della mia Infanzia”, he paints the following picture: “The house in Palermo also had a few country residences attached to it, which immeasurably enhanced its charm. One of the most fascinating examples of this phenomenon is the Italian writer and aristocrat Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. They then seem to enter into dialogue with these places, which in turn appears to imbue their literary works with meaning and helps them explore their past, present and future culture as well as their individual memories. Over the course of the history of literature, we have encountered many a writer whose works have centred on places occupying their memories – places from the culture in which they grew up, from their childhoods and from their epochs. Human Development & Regional Integration. Prevention of Polarisation and Violent Extremism.Spanish Network of Anna Lindh Foundation.
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