Anna Drei

Milena Milani, Anna Drei. Norlin Förlag AB, Stockholm 1953. First Swedish edition, translation by Karin de Laval. 8vo, illustrated publisher's wrappers with colored female portrait on cover. Copy in good general condition with normal wear to cover edges. Of particular interest is the presence of the original postcard for the 1947 Mondadori Prize, an editorial document that testifies to the novel's candidacy for the prestigious Italian literary award. Milena Milani (1917-2013), writer and artist connected to the Spatialist movement and companion of Lucio Fontana, was a controversial figure in postwar Italian literature. The novel 'Story of Anna Drei' represents her narrative debut, a portrait of a lost generation in Italy during the Second World War.