The Earth is Falling is a haunting and magical novel based around
the existence of an abandoned village outside Naples. The deserted
houses that still stand there are peopled with ghosts who live in a
perpetual present from which time has effectively been abolished.
The village appears to be semi-alive; the landslide which ominously
awaits and which will eventually lead to the abandonment of the
place has yet to arrive (yet its rumbles are heard). Pellegrino
peoples Alento with eccentrics, luminaries, an eternally optimistic
town crier. In the closing pages, the narrator Estella summons the
remaining ghosts for a final dinner. The overall effect is
unsettling, haunting and uncanny, the trapped souls doomed to
repeat their circumscribed daily life for ever, cut off from the
world but dimly aware of its continued presence outside. The
pervading mood of nostalgia and melancholy works in stark contrast
with the inevitability of the impending catastrophe of the
landslide that threatens to obliterate their world forever.
General
Imprint: |
Prototype Publishing Ltd.
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Carmen Pellegrino
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Translators: |
Shaun Whiteside
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Dimensions: |
178 x 112mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-913513-47-4 |
Subtitles: |
Italian
|
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-913513-47-5 |
Barcode: |
9781913513474 |
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