Almarina
$42.44
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2021
Summary
A Prison of Hope: Almarina
‘One of the most beautiful books published in recent years: an intense, poignant story’ Caterina Bonvicini
Can a prison free those who enter?
Nisida, moored like a boat in the Mediterranean, is a small island nestled between Capri and Bagnoli, off the coast of Naples. Each day, through the early morning light, Elisabetta Maiorano travels across the city, passes by the guards on the way into the detention centre, hands over …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529352412 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152935241X |
| Author: | Valeria Parrella |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 134mm x 22mm |
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One of the most beautiful books published in recent years: an intense, poignant story - Caterina Bonvicini
One of the most beautiful books published in recent years: an intense, poignant story * Caterina Bonvicini *
About The Author
Valeria Parrella
Valeria Parrella was born in 1974 and lives in Naples. Since the publication in 2003 of her debut short story collection, Mosquito and Whale, she has been widely regarded as one of Italy’s most exciting authors. She is also the author of the novels The White Space and The Verdict. Almarina was shortlisted for the Strega Prize.
Alex Valente (he/him) is a half-Tuscan, half-Yorkshire white European currently living on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh land. He is an award-winning literary translator from Italian into English, though he also dabbles with French. His work has also been published in NYT Magazine, The Massachusetts Review, The Short Story Project, and PEN Transmissions.
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