by Erri De Luca · Feltrinelli Traveller · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807017094
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«In nome della madre» is the novel by Erri De Luca, published by Feltrinelli Traveller in paperback (79 pages, in Italian).
Miriam, the young Jewish woman from Galilee called Mary, narrates in the first person how an announcement makes her a mother, the love and faith of Giuseppe, her fiancé, and the journey that ends with giving birth alone in a stable. The sacred story is told through the eyes of a mother who defies the customs of her time.
2009 edition from the I Narratori collection, in Italian, with 79 pages. The work was originally published in 2001.
For readers interested in the literary reinterpretation of biblical stories and in the narrative of Erri De Luca.
Enrico "Erri" De Luca is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage. He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."
