{"product_id":"meeting-in-positano-paperback","title":"Meeting in Positano - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGoliarda Sapienza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Robert Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUSTLE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK PICK \u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BOOKSHOP.ORG RECOMMENDED READING OF THE SEASON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this charming, deeply atmospheric novel set against the Amalfi Coast of the 1950s, two women form an intense and lasting friendship that embodies the paradoxes of Italian society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by her own adventurous, unconventional life, actress and writer Goliarda Sapienza's recently rediscovered novel takes the reader to the sun-drenched town of Positano in southern Italy. There, while working on a film, Goliarda encounters the captivating Erica, a beautiful widow called \"Princess\" by the locals, who has been the object of much speculation. As the two women grow closer in spite of their different personalities, they gradually reveal more about their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and the ghosts from their pasts that continue to hang over them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing the story of their transformative friendship thirty years later, Goliarda offers a profound reflection on love in its many forms, and opens a window onto an enchanting time and place that lingers in the mind. And this unlikely bond, forged between a leftist idealist and a traditional aristocrat, acts as a microcosm of Italy, illuminating its complex, competing impulses.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoliarda Sapienza \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Catania, Italy in 1924. She moved to Rome at the age of 16 to study at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, followed by a career as an actress in both films and the theater. She wrote several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, which remained unpublished until after her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Robert Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator who previously worked as foreign fiction editor of the Italian publishing house Chiarelettere in Milan. He won the 2021 PEN Grant for the English Translation of Italian Literature, and his translations have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arkansas International\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728973893695,"sku":"9781635420432","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59d74940d832b5a93739c43026e655e7.webp?v=1765120486","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/meeting-in-positano-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}