by Michel Faber · Einaudi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788806164102
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«Il petalo cremisi e il bianco» is the historical novel by Michel Faber, published by Einaudi in paperback (985 pages, in Italian).
In 1875 London, Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute, tries to escape the underworld. Sugar's relationship with William Rackham, heir to a fortune, and with the unstable Agnes allows Faber to explore ambition, desire, and the inequalities of the Victorian era.
Originally published as «The Crimson Petal and the White», this Italian edition belongs to the Einaudi Stile libero Big collection; the work was awarded the Giuseppe Acerbi Prize.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction interested in Victorian London.
Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023.
