An Italian Topography within a California Cemetery
On the ethnicity of tombstones.
One of Giacomo Leopardi’s more famous canti, “Sopra un bassorilievo antico sepolcrale” (“On an Ancient Funeral Relief”), asks readers to consider the life of a young woman by directing their gaze to her tombstone.
I am reminded of his words as I stroll through Oakland’s main cemetery, an urban retreat that lies just a few blocks from where I live.
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