Your Little Matter
Your Little Matter
Summary
A devastating story of motherhood, abandonment and the real lives of women in Sixties Italy. Non-fiction Ferrante
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Your Little Matter by Maria Grazia Calandrone
A devastating story of motherhood, abandonment and the real lives of women in Sixties Italy. Non-fiction Ferrante‘Calandrone’s new work establishes her as a high-quality novelist and a masterful storyteller of Italy in the 50s and 60s’ Franco Buffoni, Strega Prize 2023
‘An unforgettable story of a woman’s fight against violence and prejudice to find her own path in life.’ Francesca de Sanctis, Venerdi di Ripubblica
‘An incredible story, lyrically told, of the downtrodden and defeated in this world.’ Federica de Paolis, tuttolibri, La Stampa
The extraordinary book ... spent weeks on the Italian bestseller lists and was shortlisted for the country’s top literary prize, the Strega. Just as Elena Ferrante’s Naples Quartet revealed the harsh reality of life for young women in Italy’s poorer regions, Calandrone’s memoir gives an unsparing view of the brutal treatment of women in desperate times that resonated powerfully with readers.
-- Claire Longrigg * The Guardian *MARIA GRAZIA CALANDRONE is a poet, writer, journalist, playwright, visual artist, teacher, author and RAI host. She writes for Il Corriere della Sera and 7. She has written numerous books of poetry for Mondadori “Specchio” and Crocetti. Her prose works include a novel about her adoptive mother, Splendi come vita (Ponte alle Grazie 2021), which was a finalist for the Strega Prize, the Trio Strega Giovani Prize, and the Bergamo and Comisso awards.
ANTONELLA LETTIERI is a London-based translator working into English and Italian. She was the 2023 National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentee for Italian and worked with Howard Curtis. Her translations have appeared in Asymptote and she was awarded the first prize in the 2023 John Dryden Translation Competition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781738446322 |
| ISBN 10 | 1738446328 |
| Title | Your Little Matter |
| Author | Maria Grazia Calandrone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Foundry Editions |
| Year published | 2024-06-18 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Premio Strega 2023 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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