by Melania G. Mazzucco · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081270930
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«La longue attente de l'ange» is the historical novel by Melania G. Mazzucco, published by Flammarion in paperback (448 pages, in French).
In sixteenth-century Venice, the painter Tintoretto, now elderly, reviews his career and his turbulent family life as death approaches. At the center of his memories is Marietta, his illegitimate daughter, trained in painting and music alongside him, whom he considers his greatest achievement.
The novel was originally published in Italian in 2008 as «La lunga attesa dell'angelo» and won the Bagutta Prize in 2009. The French translation is by Dominique Vittoz.
A read for those who enjoy historical fiction set in Renaissance Venice and with the figure of the artist as protagonist.
Melania Gaia Mazzucco is an Italian author. She is a recipient of the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize.
