The Light in the Piazza (novel)
- The Light in the Piazza (novel)
Infobox Book
name = The Light in the Piazza
image_caption = First edition cover
author = Elizabeth Spencer
country = USA
language = English
subject =
genre = Fiction
publisher = McGraw-Hill
release_date = 1960
media_type = Print (hardcover)
pages = 110 ppp
oclc = 290337
"The Light in the Piazza" is a 1960 novella by Mississippi writer Elizabeth Spencer.
At its core are Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara, on vacation in Italy, where Clara becomes enamored with local Florentine Fabrizio. What appears on the surface to be nothing more than a romantic story of young love slowly dissolves into a more tragic tale involving a past accident with serious consequences, dark family secrets, deception, and a conflict between maternal love and responsibility and an innocent young woman's physical and emotional desires as she becomes aware of her awakening sexuality. A secondary plot resembles a comedy of manners as it examines the national differences between Americans and Italians, both represented in a somewhat stereotypical fashion.
Adaptations
Screenwriter Julius J. Epstein adapted Spencer's book for a 1962 film directed by Guy Green. The cast included Olivia de Havilland, Yvette Mimieux, Rossano Brazzi, and George Hamilton, who was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance.
In 2005, the book inspired a musical adaptation of the same name.
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