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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Simonetta Agnello Hornby , Antony ShugaarPublisher: Europa Editions Imprint: Europa Editions Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.412kg ISBN: 9781609450625ISBN 10: 1609450620 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 31 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA splendid novel that takes us back to the days of the fight for freedom of thought and self-determination, to a glorious era in Italian history when every single woman had the chance to enact a private devolution. - Books & Books (Italy)<br><br> There is such a wealth of possible readings in this novel...An historical novel, a coming-of-age novel, a perfect portrait of family dynamics, The Nun also gives us, in Agata, an unforgettable heroine. - Gazzetta di Mantova Author InformationSimonetta Agnello Hornby was born in Palermo in 1945. Her bestselling debut novel, La Mennulara, published in Italy by Feltrinelli in 2002 and subsequently published in twelve languages, was the recipient of the Forte Village Literary Prize, The Stresa Prize for Fiction, and the Alassio Prize. The Nun, her fifth novel, was awarded the 2011 Italian Pen Prize for the Novel. She has lived in London since 1972. Antony Shugaar is the author of I Lie for a Living and Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator. For Europa Editions he has translated among others novels by Massimo Carlotto, Stefano Benni, Domenico Starnone, and Carmine Abate. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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