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The Days of Abandonment (Out of print)
| AUTHOR | Ferrante, Elena; Goldstein, Ann |
| PUBLISHER | Europa Editions (09/01/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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A BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY - NEW YORK TIMES
From the New York Times-bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, this novel of a deserted wife's descent into despair--and rage--is "a masterpiece" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
The Days of Abandonment is the gripping story of an Italian woman's experiences after being suddenly left by her husband after fifteen years of marriage. With two young children to care for, Olga finds it more and more difficult to do the things she used to: keep a spotless house, cook meals with creativity and passion, refrain from using obscenities. After running into her husband with his much-younger new lover in public, she cannot even refrain from assaulting him physically. In a "raging, torrential voice" (The New York Times), Olga conveys her journey from denial to devastating emptiness--and when she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal. "Intelligent and darkly comic."--Publishers Weekly "Remarkable, lucid, austerely honest."--The New Yorker
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ISBN-13:
9781933372006
ISBN-10:
1933372001
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
192
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.30 x 0.60 x 8.20 inches
Weight:
0.45 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce
Fiction | Psychological
Fiction | Women
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017299766
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A BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY - NEW YORK TIMES
From the New York Times-bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, this novel of a deserted wife's descent into despair--and rage--is "a masterpiece" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
The Days of Abandonment is the gripping story of an Italian woman's experiences after being suddenly left by her husband after fifteen years of marriage. With two young children to care for, Olga finds it more and more difficult to do the things she used to: keep a spotless house, cook meals with creativity and passion, refrain from using obscenities. After running into her husband with his much-younger new lover in public, she cannot even refrain from assaulting him physically. In a "raging, torrential voice" (The New York Times), Olga conveys her journey from denial to devastating emptiness--and when she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal. "Intelligent and darkly comic."--Publishers Weekly "Remarkable, lucid, austerely honest."--The New Yorker
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Author:
Ferrante, Elena
Elena Ferrante, author of "The Days of Abandonment", "Troubling Love", and "My Brilliant Friend", among others, is one of Italy s most important and acclaimed contemporary writers. Her true identity is unknown.
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Translator:
Goldstein, Ann
Ann Goldstein is the award-winning translator of fifteen books. She is an editor at The New Yorker magazine.
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