Snows of Yesteryear
Gregor Von Rezzori, Gregor Von Rezzori. Vintage Books USA, $19 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-679-73181-8
Although they were nomadic refugees by WW I, von Rezzori's family clung to their origins as members of the Austro-Hungarian aristocracy. ``In this intense group portrait, von Rezzori limns five key people who molded him , '' including his overprotective mother, prejudiced father, nanny, worldly governess and a sister whose early death haunts him, PW explained. (Feb.)
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Reviewed on: 01/01/1991
Genre: Fiction
Hardcover - 290 pages - 978-0-394-57442-4
Open Ebook - 155 pages - 978-1-59017-653-5
Paperback - 304 pages - 978-1-59017-281-0