AMERICANA vol. 1-2 | I EDIZ. 1984 | ELIO VITTORINI Palm Plants is a distinctive evergreen conifer

is a distinctive evergreen conifer shrub native to vast regions of the Northern Hemisphere

Francis and to those interested in religious pilgrimage

Originally published in Dutch in the late 19th century and translated into Italian in 1989

gray bark and a dense crown

The Dasylirion wheeleri classification places it among drought-tolerant succulents

AMERICANA vol. 1-2 | I EDIZ. 1984 | ELIO VITTORINI Palm Plants is a distinctive evergreen coniferThis two volume anthology curated by Elio Vittorini gathers a broad selection of American literature from the early 19th century up to the 1930s, introducing Italian readers to key voices of the US literary scene. Structured in nine historical critical sections, the work blends literary criticism, translation and visual imagery, aiming to reflect what Vittorini saw as the vitality and dynamism of American writing in contrast to Italys cultural stasis