{"product_id":"my-stupid-intentions-paperback","title":"My Stupid Intentions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernardo Zannoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning, ambitious novel that follows an unusual protagonist--a beech marten, a kind of weasel, who learns to read and write, discovers God and time, and develops a keen sense of self that makes him seem almost human.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Stupid Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e is the autobiography of a beech marten named Archy. Born into poverty, maimed by an accident, he is sold into servitude by his mother and taught to read and write by Solomon--a pawnbroking fox whose knowledge derives from a Bible that fell on his head while he was busy feeding on a hanged man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven as Archy's life is transformed by his discovery of the written word and his grappling with the entity called God, he longs for an existence guided by instinct. He longs to be \"a real animal.\" But there is no way of unlearning what he has learned. Caught between his natural urges and his acquired knowledge, he seeks the meaning of his story by writing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis debut novel by the young Italian author Bernardo Zannoni is set in a primordial landscape where animals talk and tend their hearths but are never free from the struggle for survival. A picaresque fable, it has drawn comparisons to \u003ci\u003ePinocchio \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernardo Zannoni\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian author from Sarzana. Zannoni began working on his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Stupid Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e, at age 21. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1985. His stories, essays, and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Review of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProdigal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated several works from Italian and French and is an associate editor at New York Review Books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701773144127,"sku":"9781681377285","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7ad6dc4b421ab7ab1053274b37d12332.webp?v=1765021910","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-stupid-intentions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}