Prophecy

''The dawn will still be far away, and you will lift your eyes to the sky, and the sky will be as black as sackcloth and ashes'' Addressed to a ''you'' that encompasses the author, the reader and all of us at once, narrated in the future tense of apocalyptic texts and inspired by Sandro Veronesi''s own experience of caring for his elderly parents, Prophecy is a powerful and unforgettable story of immense grief and infinite love. A visionary take on life by one of today''s most remarkable writers.

Info autore

Sandro Veronesi was born in Florence in 1959. He is the author of nine novels including Quiet Chaos (2005), which was translated into twenty languages and won the Premio Strega, the Prix Fémina and the Prix Méditerranée. His latest novel, The Hummingbird, was an instant bestseller in Italy, was voted best book of the year by the Corriere della Sera (Italy's most widely read newspaper) and won the Premio Strega. Sandro is only the second author in the Premio Strega's history to win the prize twice.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sandro Veronesi, Veronesi Sandro
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael F. Moore (Traduzione), Moore Michael F. (Traduzione)
• Editore: Sceptre
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2023
• EAN: 9781399732154
• ISBN: 978-1-399-73215-4
• Pagine: 48
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 158 mm x 16 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Biographical, FICTION / Literary, Short Stories, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Memoirs, Italy, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Relating to late adulthood / old age