The Night Trembles: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- Two stories converge in the aftermath of the devastating 1908 earthquake in Sicily and Calabria: a young woman sees a chance to avoid her impending arranged marriage and a boy manages to escape from the influence of an abusive mother on the verge of madness.This new award-winning novel is from Nadia Terranova, author of Farewell Ghosts, a finalist for the 2019 Premio Strega, and is translated by Ann Goldstein, who also was the translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet.&“There is something stronger than pain, and that is habit.&” Eleven-year-old Nicola knows this well. Each night he is tied up in the cellar by his mother, the wife of Calabria&’s biggest bergamot producer. There he waits for the sun to rise, and with it a sliver of freedom. On the other side of the sea, Barbara has just arrived in Messina and plans to escape her father, who pulls her towards marriage with a man she does not love. Liberty will be granted to both, but it will come at a very high price. On December 28th, 1908, the earth shakes. Europe&’s most devastating earthquake razes the cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria and, along with them, everything Nicola and Barbara have known. From the ruins, each must piece back together a life and start anew. Written in Nadia Terranova&’s distinctively lyric style, The Night Trembles is a melancholic ode to human resilience and the promise of the unknown.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781644214107
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781644214091
- Publisher:
- Seven Stories Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/15/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino, with The Italian Literary Agency
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Ann Goldstein