In Farthest Seas

Upon the death of her husband, Innocenzo Monti, Lalla Romano sought to distil the essence of their long life together. The result was In Farthest Seas: a piercingly intimate retelling of the first four years and final four months of their relationship, built from shard-like moments of connection and revelation.With precise artistry, Romano braids together seemingly minor details-the expressiveness of Innocenzo's hands, the beauty of his face in sleep, a fleeting instance of pallor-that come to reveal the barest truths of life and death. Unsparing yet tender, minimal yet monumental, In Farthest Seas is a startlingly moving elegy for a great love by a vital Italian writer.

Product details

• Authors: Lalla Romano, Romano Lalla
• Assisted by: Brian Robert Moore (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 26.08.2025
• EAN: 9781805332350
• ISBN: 978-1-80533-235-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Italy, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, FICTION / World Literature / Italy, Classic fiction: general and literary, Elegy / Elegiac styles