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STORY OF MY PEOPLE by Edoardo Nesi
Winner of the 2011 Strega Prize, this blend of essay, social criticism, and memoir is a striking portrait of the effects of globalization on Italy’s declining economy.
“A searing indictment of globalization’s failures, and the inability of politicians and pundits to consider its impact on real lives … much of the book is sad, honest, and biting; overall it is an important work.” —Publishers Weekly
SECRECY by Rupert Thomson
In this highly charged novel, Thomson brings Florence to life in all its vibrant sensuality, while remaining entirely contemporary in his exploration of the tensions between love and solitude, beauty and decay.
“Thomson paints a suspenseful picture of the moody, factional world of Florentine politics and draws parallels with the inner life of an artist whose work imitates darkness and decay.” —The New Yorker
LIVE BAIT by Fabio Genovesi
This is the story of a small Italian town where fishing, biking, and rock ’n’ roll make the news, until tragedy turns everything upside down. Told with the tenderness of a Fellini film, this contemporary novel continues the great tradition of Italian literature and cinema.
“If John Irving had an Italian son, he would be named Fabio Genovesi.” —Schnüss, Das Bonner Stadtmagazin
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BALZAC’S OMELETTE by Anka Muhlstein
“Tell me where you eat, what you eat, and at what time you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” This is the motto of Anka Muhlstein’s erudite and witty book about the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honoré de Balzac’s The Human Comedy.
“This effervescent volume celebrates Balzac’s use of gastronomy as a literary device and social critique.” —The New Yorker
THE COST OF COURAGE by Charles Kaiser
The heroic true story of the three youngest children of a bourgeois Catholic family who worked together in the French Resistance
“The Cost of Courage documents, through the life of an extraordinary family, one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating events — the German occupation of the City of Light.” —Wall Street Journal
THE SUITORS by Cecile David-Weill
In this amusing insider’s look at the codes, manners, and morals of French high society, two sisters devise a scheme for attracting a wealthy suitor who can purchase their family’s estate.
“This novel is a delicious romp … I loved reading it!” —Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and TV
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