{"product_id":"clandestinity-paperback","title":"Clandestinity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio Moresco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this four-story suite, a modern master of Italian literature delves into the wonder and strangeness of the human condition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEerie, fabulist, and elegant, each of Moresco's stories features a central character at a different time of his life: childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. In these beautiful and unsettling narratives, a dreamlike logic governs a vivid and strange physical world. In \"Blue Room,\" the adolescent protagonist carries on a voyeuristic relationship with a blind old woman in a mysterious house. In \"The Hole,\" a young boy becomes fascinated by an outhouse toilet, a portal through which he observes bodily wastes, curiosities, and portents. In the title story, an act of violence deepens the nightmarish tones and mood of disorientation. And in \"The King,\" a child narrator-who may or may not be present--witnesses a horrific visit from an exiled ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of bodily parts, functions, and desires, Moresco's stories distort time and reality to summon a world of carnal immediacy and uncanny haziness. A spectral and unnerving work of art, expertly translated by Richard Dixon, \u003cem\u003eClandestinity\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to Moresco's genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio Moresco was born in Mantua and lives in Milan. Considered one of the founders of modern Italian literature, \u003cem\u003eClandestinity\u003c\/em\u003e is his first collection of short stories. He has gone on to publish several more books, among them the short novel \u003cem\u003eLa cipolla (The Onion)\u003c\/em\u003e, the autobiographical \u003cem\u003eLettere a nessuno (Letters to No One), \u003c\/em\u003e and his 500-page novel \u003cem\u003eGli esordi (The Beginning)\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eDistant Light \u003c\/em\u003ewas published by Archipelago in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Dixon lives and works in Italy. His translations include works by Umberto Eco, Roberto Calasso, Carlo Emilio Gadda, Paolo Volponi and Stefano Massini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.95 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698707599423,"sku":"9781646051724","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e1bf7198f79231b79615a2a475ca6e5c.webp?v=1765011104","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/clandestinity-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}