Bibliograph

Happiness, as such, Translated from the Italian by Minna Zallman Proctor

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Happiness, as such, Translated from the Italian by Minna Zallman Proctor

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Happiness, as such

Responsibility statement

Translated from the Italian by Minna Zallman Proctor

Summary

At the heart of Happiness As Such is an absence, an abyss that draws everyone nearer to its edge, created by the departure of a family's wayward only son, Michele, who has fled from Italy to England to escape the dangers and threats of his radical political ties. This novel is part epistolary: his mother writes letters to him, nagging him; his sister Angelica writes to him too; so does Mara, his former lover, who gave birth to a child who could be his own. Left to clean up Michele's mess, his family and friends complain and commiserate, making mistakes and missteps, attempting to cope in the only ways that they know how

Target audience

adult

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