by Michel Faber · Einaudi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788806174163
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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 the London of 1875, Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute, tries to escape the most sordid brothels and make her way into high Victorian society. Her ambition brings her across Rackham, a young heir to a great fortune, and his wife Agnes, in a story of desire, power and survival.
This edition belongs to Einaudi's Super ET collection; the Italian translation is by Elena Dal Prà and Monica Pareschi.
For readers of historical fiction and Victorian fiction, with an extensive work of 985 pages.
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.
