The Girl from Vajont

by Tullio Avoledo

Published 20 June 2013
The Girl from Vajont (published as La ragazza di Vajont in 2008), Avoledo's sixth novel, is the first to be translated into English. It's an unusual love story set in the Friuli region, a Friuli beset by civil war, political instability and ethnic cleansing. Can love exist in such a climate? The novel is accompanied by an interview with the author.