Category Archives: Campania

Salvatore Ferragamo: Shoemaker to the Stars

Posted on July 14, 2016 by babbityjean

When Salvatore Ferragamo died in 1960, many people feared that his immense artistic empire would fall apart between family disputes and lack of continued entrepreneurship.  Instead, the name and the patrimony lived on.  But it was Salvatore who founded the … Continue reading →

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La Febbre Ferrante

Posted on May 27, 2016 by babbityjean

Non è comune per un libro in una lingua straniera di essere “di gran moda” in inglese.  “Storia della bambina perduta” è nella top ten dei migliori libri del 2015 secondo il New York Times e anche il britannico il … Continue reading →

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Ferrante Fever

Posted on May 27, 2016 by babbityjean

It is not very common for a book written in a foreign language to be “all the rage” in English.  “The Story of the Lost Child” by Italian writer Elena Ferrante is one of the top 10 books of 2015 … Continue reading →

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