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Lives of the Saints

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Lives of the Saints

by Ricci Nino

Cormorant Books | January 11, 1997 | Trade Paperback

Vittorio Innocente's childhood is shattered when his mother, Christina, has an affair with a blue-eyed stranger. For the tiny Italian village of Valle del Sole harbours century-old superstitions, fears, maliciousness, hypocrisy and a pagan past. The villagers' apparent Catholicism is no more than a mask to hide behind and a self-righteousness that harms Vittorio and his mother. But as he pieces together the story of his mother's 'crime,' Vittorio discovers the truths of the villagers, the village and gains a new understanding of human nature. Lives of the Saints won the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Governor General's Award for Fiction.
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    Ryan A

    Rating: 4/5

    Rich and Impressive

    Ryan A

    7 years ago

    After seeing a snippit of the tv movie starring Sophia Loren, I was tempted to revisit the text I should have read during university but mangaed to avoid. Glad I did, the text is both familiar for anyone of European background, as well as educationional pertaining to man's perception of freedom.

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    Daniela

    Rating: 5/5

    AMAZING!! BOOK

    Daniela

    8 years ago

    I first read this book in grade 9 or 10 english class. I though the book was powerful then, but after reading it a second time just last week, I am even more amazed by Nino Ricci.

    Everyone should read this novel. It left me thinking about superstitions and gossip, and how they torment families. Vittorio's Mother overcame the talk of the town and left with her head held high. The ending left me with tears in my eyes as I quickly purchased the sequal In a Glass House .

    A MUST READ!!!

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    A F

    Rating: 5/5

    Best Canadian Novels

    A F

    9 years ago

    One of the most important and best Canadian novels. It tells of the richness of culture that is abandoned and the reasons why we abandon it to come to this nation.

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    Laura Heino

    Rating: 5/5

    Wonderfully written

    Laura Heino

    13 years ago

    Ricci's Lives of the Saints is a great book. It is amazing that this is only his first book. He writes from the point of view of 7 year old Vittorio very well and his descriptions of Italy are fantastic. Beware, however, that this is the first book in a trilogy and the ending of the first book only makes you want to read more

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Vittorio Innocente's childhood is shattered when his mother, Christina, has an affair with a blue-eyed stranger. For the tiny Italian village of Valle del Sole harbours century-old superstitions, fears, maliciousness, hypocrisy and a pagan past. The villagers' apparent Catholicism is no more than a mask to hide behind and a self-righteousness that harms Vittorio and his mother. But as he pieces together the story of his mother's 'crime,' Vittorio discovers the truths of the villagers, the village and gains a new understanding of human nature. Lives of the Saints won the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Governor General's Award for Fiction.

About the Author

Nino Ricci was born in 1959 in Leamington, Ontario. He earned a B.A. from York University in 1981, and a M.A. from Concordia in 1987. He spent two years teaching in Nigeria with CUSO, and one year studying in Florence. He served as one of the directors of PEN Canada from 1990-96, and as President during 1995-96. Ricci has won the Winifred Holtby Prize for Best Regional Novel For Lives of the Saints; the Betty Trask Award for Fiction; the F.G. Bressani Prize for Prose; the W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Governor General's Award, for Fiction.

Trade Paperback

238 Pages, 6.35 x 8.75 x 0.68 in

January 11, 1997

Cormorant Books


1896951058
9781896951058

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