Overview

Leyla is a headstrong Brooklyn-born art historian at a prestigious upstate New York college. When she meets feckless young computer technician Pablo at a party, she quickly becomes pregnant with his child. There's only one problem: she can't stand him. And one more problem: her student Michael wants Pablo for himself. Amid this love triangle, the objects of Leyla and Michael's study take on a life of their own. Trying to learn more about Caravaggio's masterpiece The Seven Works of Mercy, they pore over the journal and prison writings of maverick 17th-century utopian philosopher Tommaso Campanella, which, as if by enchantment, transport them back four centuries to Naples. And while the past and present miraculously converge, Leyla, Michael, and Tommaso embark on a voyage of self-discovery in search of a new life. In this fusion of historical, queer, and speculative fiction, Alessandro Giardino combines the intellectual playfulness of Umberto Eco with the psychological finesse of Michael Cunningham.

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Author:   Alessandro Giardino ,  Joyce Myerson ,  Alessandro Giardino ,  Ara Merjian
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781978839496

ISBN 10:   1978839499
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   12 April 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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"""In a genre-bending triptych that is both expansive and intimate, Alessandro Giardino paints a vibrant tableau vivant that is a bold yet graceful study of life, love, and art. Smart and sexy, the ambitious work is vividly imaginative and ornate, offering the reader a literary tour of Naples, Paris, and New York, and reminding us about the important lessons we can learn when we look to the past. A talent to watch!"" -- Christopher DiRaddo * author of The Geography of Pluto: A Novel * ""A luminous and very powerful story."" -- Elena Favilli * coauthor of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women * ""While looking to the past, Alessandro Giardino’s inventive mash-up of art history and speculative fiction has a lot to say about our present moment."" -- Pedro Ponce * author of The Devil and the Dairy Princess: Stories *"

"""In a genre-bending triptych that is both expansive and intimate, Alessandro Giardino paints a vibrant tableau vivant that is a bold yet graceful study of life, love, and art. Smart and sexy, the ambitious work is vividly imaginative and ornate, offering the reader a literary tour of Naples, Paris, and New York, and reminding us about the important lessons we can learn when we look to the past. A talent to watch!"" -- Christopher DiRaddo * author of The Geography of Pluto: A Novel * ""A luminous and very powerful story."" -- Elena Favilli * coauthor of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women *"

Author Information

ALESSANDRO GIARDINO is Chair & Associate Professor of Italian and Francophone Literature at Saint Lawrence University. Born in Naples, he studied at the University of Bologna, UC Berkeley, and McGill University. He has written extensively about Caravaggio’s cultural circles, as well as Italian and French literature.   JOYCE MYERSON has had an extensive career in academic and literary translation. She is the translator of numerous books, including the award-winning The Big Score by Irene Grazzini.   

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