Vénus Khoury-Ghata

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The Postman of AbruzzoHardcover, 19 June 2023

The Postman of Abruzzo
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Part of Series
French List
Print Length
144 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Seagull Books
Date Published
19 Jun 2023
ISBN-10
1803091525
ISBN-13
9781803091525

Description

A lyrical novel concerning belonging, foreignness, and ethnicity.

Following the path of her late geneticist husband, Laure arrives in the town of Malaterra in the harsh mountains of Abruzzo in Italy, where her husband was studying the close-knit Albanian inhabitants. At first an intruder, she is gradually accepted by the population, which is made up of amusing, eccentric characters. Among them: Helena, who hanged her dishonored daughter from the fig tree in her garden, and who has been waiting for thirty years with her gun for her daughter's rapist to return; the Kosovar, a distrusted bookseller languishing in his dusty shop; Mourad, the baker, who proposes marriage to Laure and every other woman who enters his bakery; and Yussuf, the postman, who makes his rounds even if there is no mail to deliver. We also meet the unfortunate assailant who returns from his exile to reclaim and restore his family home. With humor and compassion, this book brings to life the inhabitants of a small, remote town in the mountains of Abruzzo.

Product Details

Author:
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
19 June 2023
ISBN-10:
1803091525
ISBN-13:
9781803091525
Language:
English
Pages:
144
Publisher:

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