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Awarded by the Strega in 1963, it is an autobiographical novel that tells the daily life of the Levi family in a simple, flowing, affectionate and at times joking way (Natalia Ginzburg was born Natalia Levi, only later taking her husband's surname Leone). Over a period of more than twenty years, habits, friends, relatives, gestures, discussions, anecdotes alternate naturally in Natalia's story. The extraordinary thing about this novel is already contained in the title: family lexicon. Yes, because the lexicon, the words, act as the common thread for all the pages : the idioms, the slang expressions, the poems, the refrains make up the memory of this Jewish and anti-fascist family.
We are five brothers. We live in different cities, some Canada Phone Number of us are abroad: and we don't write to each other often. When we meet, we can be indifferent to each other, or distracted. But just a word between us. All it takes is a word, a phrase, one of those ancient phrases, heard and repeated countless times during our childhood. It is enough for us to say "We didn't come to Bergamo to campaign" or "What does hydrochloric acid expel", to suddenly rediscover our ancient relationships, and our childhood and youth, inextricably linked to those phrases, to those words ». Isn't that a wonderful way to think about words?
The beauty is that everyone keeps their own very personal family lexicon, different from that of everyone else, yet equally powerful and evocative for each of us. Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg Ginzburg Natalia, Family Lexicon , Einaudi, 1963. Toxic words Toxic words by Graziella Priulla is an interesting stimulus for those who work with language : a stimulus to be fully aware of the use of words. Racist, homophobic and sexist culture has been at the center of discussion for some time.
We are five brothers. We live in different cities, some Canada Phone Number of us are abroad: and we don't write to each other often. When we meet, we can be indifferent to each other, or distracted. But just a word between us. All it takes is a word, a phrase, one of those ancient phrases, heard and repeated countless times during our childhood. It is enough for us to say "We didn't come to Bergamo to campaign" or "What does hydrochloric acid expel", to suddenly rediscover our ancient relationships, and our childhood and youth, inextricably linked to those phrases, to those words ». Isn't that a wonderful way to think about words?
The beauty is that everyone keeps their own very personal family lexicon, different from that of everyone else, yet equally powerful and evocative for each of us. Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg Ginzburg Natalia, Family Lexicon , Einaudi, 1963. Toxic words Toxic words by Graziella Priulla is an interesting stimulus for those who work with language : a stimulus to be fully aware of the use of words. Racist, homophobic and sexist culture has been at the center of discussion for some time.