An Olive Branch for Sante

Critical praise for Antonio Casella's work 



¿Casella's intention is to chart and illuminate undiscovered, diffi­cult country... The characters are entirely, sometimes shockingly, believable, and even if they are unlikeable, there is a point of under­standing and sympathy to which we are drawn. Helen Elliott, The Age, Melbourne

 

Dream and ritual intersect with the real man, define the purpose of things. Walter Tonetto, The West Australian

 

A beautifully crafted novel. Dianne Johnson, The Sydney Morning Herald

 

Questa fusione di presente e passato, di nuovo e antico, di vicino e lon­tano, è la nota più caratteristica della scrittura di Antonio Casella.

[This fusion of present and past, of  new and old, of proximity and distance is the most important quality of Antonio Casella's writ­ing.] Stefania Greco, in Terra e Identità Nella Narrativa Con­temporanea Italo-Australiana dell'Emigrazione. 1999, University of Bologna

 

About An Olive Branch for Sante

 

An Olive Branch for Sante presents an excellent and original piece of narrative within the corpus of Australian literature ... The novel is a delight to read. Gaetano Rando, University of Wollongong

 

The novel is carefully built and beautifully written. It is the work of an experienced novelist. Guido Bulla, University La Sapienza, Rome 

 

The more I think about this novel, the more it poses intellectually provocative possibilities. Van Ikin, University of Western Australia