The Postman of Abruzzo (Hardcover)

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.  

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2023
Authors:	Vénus Khoury–ghata • Teresa Lavender Fagan
Dimensions:	9 x 6mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-80309-152-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-80309-152-5
Barcode:	9781803091525

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