Every family has its own mythology, but in this family none of the
myths match up. Claudia's mother says she met her husband when she
stopped him from jumping off a bridge. Her father says it happened
when he saved her from an attempted robbery. Both parents are deaf
but couldn't be more different; they can't even agree on how they
met, much less who needed saving. Into this unlikely yet somehow
inevitable union, our narrator is born. She comes of age with her
brother in this strange, and increasingly estranged, household
split between a small village in southern Italy and New York City.
Without even sign language in common – their parents have not
bothered to teach them – family communications are chaotic and
rife with misinterpretations. An outsider in every way, she longs
for a freedom she's not even sure exists. Only books and punk rock
– and a tumultuous relationship – begin to show her the way to
create her own mythology, to construct her own version of the story
of her life. Kinetic, formally daring, and strikingly original,
Strangers I Know is a funny and profound portrait of an
unconventional family that makes us look anew at how language
shapes our understanding of ourselves.
General
| Imprint: |
Fitzcarraldo Editions
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2022 |
| First published: |
2019 |
| Authors: |
Claudia Durastanti
|
| Translators: |
Elizabeth Harris
|
| Dimensions: |
197 x 125 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-913097-83-7 |
| Subtitles: |
Italian
|
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-913097-83-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781913097837 |
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