There are many novels dealing with the theme of nostalgia. What are your favourites? You are very welcome to put your contributions in the commentary box! My own list would include:
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani - concerning the lives of Italian Jews in the northern Italian city of Ferrara during the Fascist period.
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh - exploring themes connected to the age of English aristocracy, Catholicism, and homosexuality.
The Magus by John Fowles - inspired by Fowles' experiences on the Greek island of Spetse, where he taught English for two years.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - inspired, perhaps, by the author's disillusionment with the American dream.
Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier - dealing with the search for a lost love.
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - concerning a man's recollections of a bygone era.
I love these books but there are many others that deal with nostalgia. Please share your own and use the commentary box! I would love to hear from you.
I would add "Il Gattopardo"
Posted by: Christopher Goddard | 07/19/2017 at 08:23 AM
Thanks Chris
Posted by: Robert Goddard | 07/19/2017 at 09:40 AM