PWCW 5 (Natalia Ginzburg)
<p><strong>Natalia Ginzburg, <em>Family Lexicon</em></strong></p> <p>Leone began to work with a friend who was a publisher. There was only him, the publisher, a warehouseman, and a typist named Signorina Coppa. The publisher was young, ruddy-cheeked, shy, and often blushed. When he called for the typist, however, he had a savage yell: ‘Coppaaa!’ They tried to get Pavese to work with them. Pavese balked. He said, ‘I don’t give a damn.’ He said, ‘I don’t need a salary. I don’t need to support anyone. All I need for myself is a bowl of soup and some tobacco.’ He was a substitute teacher in a high school. He made very little money but it was enough for him…</p>
Authors: Jonas von Lenthe
Subject: Natalia Ginzburg