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Chronicles the lives of the two branches of a European and American Italian family through 100 years.

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Canonical title
Century
Original publication date
1982
People/Characters
Princess Sylvia Maria Pia Angelica Toscanelli; Franco Spada; Victor Dexter; Lucille Dexter
Important places
Italy; New York, New York, USA
Epigraph
"The Italians have a big appetite, but such poor teeth."
-------------------OTTO VON  BISMARCK
"He who is deaf, blind and silent lives a hundred years in peace."
--------------------------Sicilian proverb
"On or about December, 1910, human nature changed."
-----------------------VIRGINIA WOOLF
"Whoever forsakes the old way for the new knows what he is losing, but not what he will find."
------------------------Italian proberb
Dedication
As always,
to my beloved wife,
Joan
First words
The seven-year-old girl had no idea why she was being summoned to the office of the Mother Superior.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And it was.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3569 .T464 .C4Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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Languages
English, Spanish
Media
Paper
ISBNs
10