Giani StuparichGiani Stuparich received a Gold Medal of Valor for his service in the Italian Army during World War I. A novelist, short-story writer, memorialist, and author of newspaper articles as well as a secondary school teacher in Trieste, during the first haf of the twentieth-century, he became a respected cultural icon for intellectuals and general readers in his native city and throughout Italy. The two stories included here are widely considered to be among his finest works as well as important contributions to the history of Italian literature. Read More Read Less