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Balzano sets his fourth novel in the village of Curon in South Tyrol after this largely German-speaking province's 1919 annexation by Italy, and readers rightly expect—and get—a heartfelt saga about the villagers facing their oppressive new Italian overlords and later the trouble that comes with Hitler's rise to power. But as Balzano explains in an author's note, the novel was initially inspired by his visit to the act...Log In or Sign Up to Read More