by Bernard MacLaverty · Guanda · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788882462147
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«Un istante di felicità» is the literary fiction novel by Bernard MacLaverty, published by Guanda in 2000 (194 pages, in Italian).
Owen Kane grows up without the care of his family and ends up confined in a reformatory on the Irish coast, where an extremely harsh regime prevails. Father Sebastian, in the midst of a religious crisis, decides to flee with the boy to England. Between discouragement and brief moments of happiness, they live in London under false names on a journey that tests their bond.
Work originally published as «Lamb» in 1980; the Italian translation is by Francesca Avanzini.
For readers of Irish fiction and stories about guilt, redemption, and parent-child relationships.
Bernard MacLaverty is a Northern Irish fiction writer and novelist. His novels include Cal and Grace Notes. He has written five books of short stories.
