The Mountain
$28.04
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2020
Summary
The first novel to be translated into English from an award-winning master of European storytelling.
It’s only baby-children who always do what they’re told. Non-children decide when to obey, and they know how to disobey. This is the last day of our life as children.
- Twelve-year-old Roberto, returning to the mountain village where he spends his summer holidays, renews his friendship with the intense, brooding Mattia. Bound together by contempt for ‘baby-children’ and a t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925773569 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925773566 |
| Author: | Massimo Donati |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 492g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 154mm x 233mm |
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‘An enjoyable ride’
‘An enjoyable ride’ * Herald Sun *
‘Brooding, atmospheric…A mesmerising tale.’ * Good Reading *
Massimo Donati
Massimo Donati is a writer and a director for cinema and theatre. His movie Fuoriscena won a number of awards, including the Premio Speciale ai Nastri d’Argento 2014. He lives and works between Milan and Rome.
Brigid Maher is a senior lecturer in Italian studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne, and has translated several works of contemporary Italian writing into English.
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