... life of seven year old Vittorio Innocente who lived with his mother Cristina and maternal grandfather in the small Italian village of Valle del Sole. Cristina's affair with a "blue-eyed stranger" was the defining event that lead to the loss of Vittorio's childhood and innocence. As the days went by and Cristina began to wear long, loose dresses, Vittorio notices his world change before his ... gender, age differences, and financial reasons. Generational gap plays a significant role in the separation of family in The lives of the Saints. Following his mother's affair with the "blue-eyed ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... his relatives still live. Lafferty was no stranger to receiving awards. He was nominated for numerous Hugo and Nebula awards. These awards are reserved for only the most prestigious science fiction writers. In 1971 he won the Phoenix Award. 1972 brought a Hugo award for "Eurema's Dam" and the Invisible Little Man Award. He received the Smith Award in 1973. It would be ... collection of essays shows this evolution to continue. It is possible that Moskowitz would agree with this assumption after reading more of Lafferty's works. Robert Scholes also takes a look at the more distant past o...

• Word Count: 2850
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School