Ligurian (Romance language) Ligurian (Romance language) Ligurian ("ligure" or "lengua ligure") is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. The Genoese ("Zeneize"), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based. There is a long literary tradition of Ligurian poets and writers that goes from the 13th century to the present, such as Luchetto (the Genoese Anonym), Martin Piaggio and Gian Giacomo
The Arm of the Starfish "The Arm of the Starfish" appearing just three years after "A Wrinkle in Time". The final book in the O'Keefe series, "An Acceptable Time", is also the final book of the Time Quintet. The Murry-O'Keefe books have further connections with other L'Engle titles. The Austin family books have three major crossover characters in common with the O'Keefe books, two of whom are introduced in "The Arm of the Starfish". Canon Tallis meets the Austins in "The Young Unicorns", which takes place a few months after "Starfish". Adam Eddington meets Vicky Austin the following summer in "A Ring of Endless Light",