LE STRADE DI POLVERE

A sweeping family saga set in rural Piedmont from the Napoleonic era to Italian unification. Through three generations, Loy traces the transformation of a landowning family and the slow erosion of its values. Written in a precise yet lyrical style, the novel was a huge critical and commercial success and won the Campiello, Viareggio and Rapallo-Carige Prizes.