Nicholas A. DiChario's Giovanni's Tree: New Italian Folktales is a wildly imaginative book and an important contribution to Italian-American stories. In this collection, DiChario honors the traditional folktale form, while taking the genre in new and exciting directions. DiChario's fiction has been nominated for the World Fantasy and Hugo awards, among others, and his stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century.
"In the tradition of Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales, Nicholas A.
DiChario's Giovanni's Tree: New Italian Folktales has all the
humor, wonder, treachery, and great storytelling as its
predecessor. Nine new tales, beautifully written in a style that
blends contemporary and classic forms of the folktale."-Jeffrey
Ford, World Fantasy Award winner and Edgar Allan Poe nominee
"Savage and unpredictable, sentimental with a knife hidden beneath
the table, these stories celebrate the good things in life-food,
wine, friendship, love-yet are all too aware of how they can fail
in betrayal, conflict, and revenge."-John Kessel, Nebula award
winner
"Absolutely charming folktales that will appeal to everyone, not
just those lucky enough to hail from il bel paese . . . Simply
wonderful."-Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The
Oppenheimer Alternative
"DiChario's freelance witches, underachieving devils, canny
priests, phantom lovers, levitating maidens, garrulous mice, and
temperamental zombies will provide you with abundant delight and
considerable wisdom." -James Morrow, author of The Last Witchfinder
and The Asylum of Dr. Caligari
"To my mind, DiChario has become a modern master of the art and
craft of folktales that emerge from the rich history of Italian
storytelling . . . Highly recommended."-Rick Wilber, Sidewise award
winner and author of Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
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