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An Italian novel in translation about the relationship between a teacher and a young Romanian girl serving time on Nisida, Naples juvenile detention centre
Über den Autor / die Autorin
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 x?m??k??y??m, S?wx_wú7mesh, and s?lilw?ta? 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.
Zusammenfassung
An Italian novel in translation about the relationship between a teacher and a young Romanian girl serving time on Nisida, Naples juvenile detention centre
Vorwort
An Italian novel in translation about the relationship between a teacher and a young Romanian girl serving time on Nisida, Naples juvenile detention centre
Zusatztext
One of the most beautiful books published in recent years: an intense, poignant story
