The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons
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- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2023
Summary
‘My father bought me from the council for 365 francs,’ recalls the narrator in Monica Cantieni’s novel The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons. She’s a young girl, an immigrant to Switzerland whose adoption is yet to be finalised. When she finally moves into her new home with her new family, she recounts her days in the orphanage and how starkly different her life is now. Her new community speaks German, a language foreign to her, and she collects words and phrases in matchboxes. Though he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857428363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857428365 |
| Author: | Monica Cantieni, Donal McLaughlin |
| Publisher: | Seagull Books London Ltd |
| Imprint: | Seagull Books London Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm x 18mm |
| Series: | The Seagull Library of German Literature |
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“Brimming with fascinating and eccentric characters, comical situations, and an exceedingly original writing style, Cantieni’s deeply poignant work artfully and empathetically explores being different and the problems of integration.” * World Literature Today *
About The Author
Monica Cantieni
Monica Cantieni is head of multimedia in the Culture Department of Swiss Radio and Television. She debuted as a writer with Hieronymus’ Kinder in 1996. The German edition of The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons was shortlisted for the prestigious Swiss Book Prize in 2011.
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