by Milena Agus · Distribooks Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253122845
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«Mal de pierres» is the fiction novel by Milena Agus, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (152 pages, in French).
The work follows a young Sardinian woman growing up during the First World War, marked by her disconcerting character and resistance to conventions. Married without love, her life changes after a brief encounter on the mainland with a man known as the Rescued One, an experience that leaves its mark on her and her family. The narration is carried out by her granddaughter, who reconstructs the story of a woman who always lived out of step and who only at the end reveals herself in her truth. The volume also includes the short story «Comme une funambule».
Work of Italian literature translated from the original «Mal di pietre», with translation by Dominique Vittoz. Awarded the Forte Village Prize, Santa Marinella and Elsa Morante, in addition to being nominated for the Campiello Prize, Stresa and LovelyBooks Leserpreis.
For readers of contemporary European fiction seeking an intimate story about desire, solitude and memory through prose with a poetic atmosphere.
Milena Agus is an Italian author from Sardinia. She is one of the leading novelists in the so-called Sardinian Literary Spring which began in the 1980s and which includes other international names such as Michela Murgia.
