NYT on Ignazio Silone

There's a book review in today's New York Times of a biography of Italian author Ignazio Silone, who wrote some of my absolute favorite Italian books and some of the top Italian novels of the 20th century, including "Fontamara" and "Vino e Pane."

You may not be interested in reading all of Silone's biography, but I think you'll want to read some of his books when you read a bit about his life.

Read on:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/books/review/Wheatcroft-t.html