Overview
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEĀ
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORSā CHOICEĀ
A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARĀ
The modest apartment on Via Gemito smells of paint and white spirit. The furniture is pushed up against the wall to create a make-shift studio, and drying canvases must be moved off the beds each night.Ā
FederĆ, a railway clerk, is convinced that if he didnāt have a family to feed, heād be a world-famous painter. Talented, ambitious, and frustrated, his life is marked by bitter disappointment. His long-suffering wife and their four children bear the brunt. Years later, his first-born son will tell the story of a man he spent his whole life trying not to resemble.Ā
Narrated against the background of a Naples still scarred by WWII, The House on Via Gemito is a sweeping family drama by one of Italy's most acclaimed and beloved novelists.Ā
āStarnone uses language the way a great painter works with color.āāJhumpa LahiriĀ
This book title, The House on Via Gemito, ISBN: 9798889660262, by Domenico Starnone, Oonagh Stransky, published by Europa Editions (September 3, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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