‘A GLOWING LIGHT OF MODERN ITALIAN LITERATURE.’ -- _NEW YORK
TIMES_
‘IF FERRANTE IS A FRIEND, GINZBURG IS A MENTOR.’ -- LARA FEIGEL,
_GUARDIAN_
‘I DID NOT KNOW,’ I SAID, ‘THAT LIFE COULD GO AT A RUN, WITH
DRUMS BEATING. FOR YOU, IT IS DIFFERENT. YOUR LIFE, AFTER I CAME INTO
IT, WENT ON AT ITS USUAL PACE, WITHOUT ANY SOUND.’
In a hushed Italian town after the Second World War, Elsa lives with
her parents in the house where she was born. Twenty-seven and
unmarried, she is of constant concern to her mother, whose status
anxiety manifests itself in acute hypochondria. But her mother does
not know that Elsa has fallen in love with Tommasino, the elusive
youngest son of the De Francisci family. The De Franciscis own the
cloth factory that dominates the town and Elsa knows the details of
their lives as intimately as her own.
In the course of their secret meetings, Elsa begins to imagine a
future with Tommasino, free from the constraints of shared history and
expectation. But all of this is threatened when their relationship is
revealed.
An elegant, spare novel reminiscent of Chekhov, _Voices in the
Evening_ is an unforgettable story about first love and lost chances,
from one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century.
‘LIKE CHEKHOV, SHE KNOWS HOW TO STAND BACK AND LET HER CHARACTERS
EXPOSE THEIR OWN LIVES, THEIR FRAILTIES AND STRENGTHS, THEIR ILLUSIONS
AND PRIVATE GRIEFS. THE RESULT IS NEARLY TRANSLUCENT WRITING –
WRITING SO CLEAR, SO DIRECT, SO SEEMINGLY SIMPLE THAT IT GIVES THE
READER THE MAGICAL SENSE OF APPREHENDING THE WORLD FOR THE FIRST
TIME.’ -- _NEW YORK TIMES_
‘GINZBURG GIVES US A NEW TEMPLATE FOR THE FEMALE VOICE AND AN IDEA
OF WHAT IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE.’ -- RACHEL CUSK
‘I’M UTTERLY ENTRANCED BY GINZBURG’S STYLE – HER MYSTERIOUS
DIRECTNESS, HER SALUTARY ABILITY TO LAY THINGS BARE THAT NEVER FEELS
CONTRIVED OR COLD, ONLY NECESSARY, HONEST, CLEAR.’ -- MAGGIE NELSON
‘SHARP AND LIVELY.’ -- LYDIA DAVIS
TRANSLATED BY D.M. LOW
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781911547327
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Daunt Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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