The garden of monsters
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Schillinger, Liesl, translator.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2020.
ISBN
1609455975, 9781609455972, 9781787702219, 1787702219
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Adult Fiction - Public Shelving
Fiction Pieri
1 available
Fiction Pieri
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Adult Fiction - Public Shelving | Fiction Pieri | On Shelf |
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
More Details
Published
New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1609455975, 9781609455972, 9781787702219, 1787702219
Notes
Description
A rural epic about warring families in modern Italy and an intimate bildungsroman of the artist's journey. Set over ten years in an unnamed town in the Maremma region of Southern Tuscany, this novel tells the story of two families against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming country. The Biagini are local ranchers, while the wealthy Sanfilippi belong to Rome's upper middle-class. When Sauro, an ambitious rancher, and Filippo, a hedonistic politician, become friends and business partners, the stories of their families become irrevocably intertwined. An influx of the nouveau riche and the excitement that comes with them: changes political allegiances, family loyalties, moral codes, and sexual identities. Sauro and Filippo, their wives Miriam and Giulia, and the sons Saverio and Luca are the prototypes of the new Italy, ostensibly emancipated from traditional mores, but at the same time, insecure and blinkered. Fifteen-year-old Annamaria, fragile and anxious, struggles to find her place among them and feels overshadowed by the beautiful and confident Lisa. Luckily, a parallel world is taking shape nearby, the Tarot Garden, the monumental sculpture garden created by the French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle. It is in this magical place and through her conversations with the artist that Annamaria slowly finds a sense of identity and belonging. "Pieri adds to a robust tradition in modern Italian literature, popularized by authors like Elsa Morante in Arturo's Island, Italo Calvino in The Path to the Spiders' Nest, and Elena Ferrante in the Neapolitan Quartet: the novel of adolescent disenchantment, in which charmed and secret places are crucibles from which more hardened lives emerge."--Literary Hub.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pieri, L., & Schillinger, L. (2020). The garden of monsters . Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pieri, Lorenza and Liesl, Schillinger. 2020. The Garden of Monsters. Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pieri, Lorenza and Liesl, Schillinger. The Garden of Monsters Europa Editions, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pieri, Lorenza,, and Liesl Schillinger. The Garden of Monsters Europa Editions, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.