by Adam Haslett · Einaudi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788806165062
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«Il principio del dolore» is Adam Haslett's short story collection, published by Einaudi in hardback (222 pages, in Italian).
Nine stories about characters on the margins of society due to illness, often mental, the violent death of their parents, or the terrible gift of premonition. Haslett narrates them with raw, sustained sincerity, making pain and loss the centre of lives that have not chosen their fate.
Series «Einaudi. Stile libero big» (no. 1074); translation by Giovanna Granato; original work «You Are Not a Stranger Here».
For readers of literary fiction and short stories who appreciate tales about mental health, loss, and characters on the margins of society.
Adam Haslett is an American fiction writer and journalist. His debut short story collection, You Are Not a Stranger Here, and his second novel, Imagine Me Gone, were both finalists for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He has been awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy in Berlin. In 2017, he won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
