Impossible by Erri De Luca
In this novella set in the Dolomites, a cat-and-mouse interview opens between a young magistrate and an older suspect. It becomes an examination of perception versus truth and of the group protection afforded in a moment of collective action versus the echoing responsibility of the individual over 'the leprosy of time'.
If there's an entry point into the work of the enduring, award-winning Italian writer Erri De Luca, then NS. Thompson's excellent translation is surely it . . . Thoughtful and wise about life and landscape, it's the most cerebral of whodunnits * Observer *
A unique and remarkable novel * La Croix *
The only true first-rate writer that the new millennium has given us so far * Corriere della Sera *
A unique and remarkable novel * La Croix *
The only true first-rate writer that the new millennium has given us so far * Corriere della Sera *
Erri De Luca is an award-winning writer, poet and activist whose literary awards include the Prix André Malraux, the European Book Prize and the European Prize for Literature. The author of more than seventy books translated into more than thirty languages, he has been called 'the writer of the decade' by Corriere della Sera. A dedicated mountain climber, he lives a reclusive life in the hills surrounding Rome. N.S. Thompson is a poet and critic and translator of Italian fiction and poetry. He has worked as a gardener and museum curator in Italy and as an academic and creative writing tutor in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914495373 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914495373 |
| Title | Impossible |
| Author | Erri De Luca |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2022-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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