by Margaret Mazzantini · 10/18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264050304
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«Venir au monde» is the novel by Margaret Mazzantini, published by 10/18 in paperback (665 pages, in French).
In Rome, in 2008, Gemma leaves her everyday life and travels to Sarajevo with Pietro, her sixteen-year-old son, who was born there. The journey in search of origins forces her to confront her past: the city under bombardment, an impossible love story, and her desperate struggle to become a mother while tragedy lurks at every moment.
Novel published in 2011; French translation by Nathalie Bauer; third novel by Margaret Mazzantini.
For readers of foreign fiction interested in the siege of Sarajevo, memory, and motherhood.
Margaret Mazzantini is an Italian-Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980, starring in the cult horror classic Antropophagus. She has also appeared on television and in the theatre. As a successful writer, her novels include Non ti muovere, which was adapted into the namesake film and is directed by her husband Sergio Castellitto and stars Penélope Cruz. Her career as a writer and actress has earned her several awards and nominations, including Campiello Awards, a Golden Ticket Award, and a Goya Award.
