'MAGNIFICENT' GUARDIAN\n'The kind of novel summer is made for: instantly immersive, playfully inventive, effortlessly wise... Comforting and hopeful' 
Observer\n'Masterly: a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders' 
Ian McEwan\n'Pulls off the extraordinary feat of making you believe he is writing for your ears alone' 
Howard Jacobson\n'A remarkable accomplishment, a true gift to the world' 
Michael Cunningham\n'Ardent, gripping, and inventive to the core' 
Jhumpa Lahiri\n'A spellbinding experience: clever, funny and deeply moving' 
Roddy Doyle\nMarco Carrera is 'the hummingbird,' a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.\nAs he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his granddaughter when her mother, Marco's own child, can no longer be there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence.\nA thrilling novel about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end.\nTHE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 
Over 300,000 copies sold 
Soon to be a major motion picture 
Winner of the Premio Strega 
Winner of the Prix du Livre Etranger 
Book of the Year for the Corriere della Sera

The Hummingbird: ‘Magnificent’ (Guardian)

Humor & Entertainment

SANDRO VERONESI

Puzzles & Games

A sophisticated psychological novel from one of Europe's most exciting writers. '"Are you an unhappy man?" That's what the journalist said to me. It was her last question.' Gianni Orzan has no reason to feel unhappy. He has just been awarded a prize for his children's writing and a cheque for fifteen million lire. He is blissfully married to Anna and is a doting father to an eight-year-old son, Franceschino. He loves film and is an avid chess player. He is a man in complete control of his life. But when Gianni leaves the award ceremony, a chain of events are set in motion that will shatter this perfect life. In an uncharacteristically rash moment he accepts a ride from an unlicensed cab driver. As soon as the car pulls off he feels unnerved. At the first set of lights the driver turns, smiles at Gianni, a pistol butt poking from his belt, and says -- 'So, Franceschino has finally learned to ride his bicycle!'. Gianni bolts from the cab. But it's too late; in this briefest of moments the serenity of Gianni Orzan's life has been destroyed. Later, after he has sent his wife and son to stay with family, the same cab driver appears at his door and introduces himself as Gianni's father's oldest friend. He certainly talks accurately about Gianni's father, who died less than a fortnight ago. In fact, he seems to know much more about Gianni's respectable, pious father than Gianni ever did, or perhaps ever wants to. Reminiscent of Ian McEwan's 'Enduring Love', 'The Force of the Past' is a breathtakingly clever and entirely gripping story of how a calm, ordinary life can rapidly unravel.

The Force of the Past

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Harpercollins MD

Stilles Chaos

btb Taschenbuch

La forza del passato

Bompiani

Caos calmo

Pietro Paladini è un uomo apparentemente realizzato, con un ottimo lavoro, una donna che lo ama, una figlia di dieci anni. Ma un giorno, mentre salva la vita a una sconosciuta, accade l'imprevedibile, e tutto cambia. Pietro si rifugia nella sua auto, parcheggiata davanti alla scuola della figlia, e per lui comincia l'epoca

Gli sfiorati

Fandango

Baci scagliati altrove

David Foster Wallace

Fandango Libri

Kalme chaos

Prometheus

Misplaatste Kussen

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