by Alessandro Baricco · Feltrinelli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807017988
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«Emmaus» is the novel by Alessandro Baricco, published by Feltrinelli in paperback (139 pages, in Italian).
Set in Turin in the 1970s, the novel follows four young men educated between school and parish, whose life of faith and friendship is shaken by the arrival of a free-spirited, uninhibited girl. The title evokes the Gospel episode of the disciples of Emmaus and the difficulty of seeing reality. Baricco treats faith, desire, and the transition to adulthood with subtlety.
The novel was originally published in 2009 and belongs to the «I narratori» collection by Feltrinelli.
Ideal for readers of contemporary Italian fiction and coming-of-age stories with reflective depth.
Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages.
