The Day Before Happiness

De Luca, Erri

ISBN 10: 0141398396 / ISBN 13: 9780141398396

Edité par Penguin Books, Limited, 2016

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Day Before Happiness
• Éditeur: Penguin Books, Limited
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0141398396
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780141398396
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

'Happiness - was it right to name it without knowing it? It sounded shameless in my mouth, like when someone shows off about knowing a celebrity and just uses their first name, saying Marcello when they really mean Mastroianni ...'

A young orphan boy grows up in Naples, playing football, roaming the city's streets and hidden places. The older boys call him 'monkey' because he can climb anywhere. He is alone, apart from Don Gaetano, the apartment caretaker, who feeds him, teaches him to play scopa, and tells him stories about women, history and the dark secrets of Naples' past. Then one day the boy sees a young girl standing at a window. It is an encounter that will haunt his life for years and, eventually, shape his destiny.

Lyrical and exuberant, told with the simplicity of a fairy tale and the intensity of a memory, The Day Before Happiness is the story of friendship, a city and what makes us who we are.

À propos de l?auteur

Erri De Luca (Author)
Born in Naples in 1950, Erri De Luca is one of Italy's bestselling novelists, whose work has been translated into many languages. He was awarded the France Culture Prize in 1994, the Fémina Etranger in 2002 and, in 2013, he received the European Prize for Literature. He is also a translator from Ancient Hebrew and Yiddish. A passionate mountain climber, he currently lives in the countryside near Rome.