{"product_id":"the-night-trembles-isbn-9781644214091","title":"The Night Trembles","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new award-winning novel is from Nadia Terranova, author of \u003ci\u003eFarewell Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2019 Premio Strega, and is translated by Ann Goldstein, who also was the translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Trembles\u003c\/i\u003e is a melancholic ode to human resilience and the promise of the unknown.\"I greatly admire Nadia Terranova's latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Trembles—\u003c\/i\u003efor how it is constructed and for its human depth, how the darkness coexists with generosity. It is quite simply magnificent.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Annie Ernaux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Night Trembles\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting novel of metamorphosis and resilience. Terranova's intermingling of two unforgettable characters against a backdrop of devastation feels like fine lacework: a narrative pattern held together with masterful control. Terranova has inherited the sensibility of powerful female voices that came before her, and has by now established herself as one of Italy's most exciting writers. We are fortunate to have her exquisitely translated into English by one of America's most accomplished translators.\"\u003cb\u003e—Jhumpa Lahiri, winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Terranova’s story unfolds in snapshots of intimate moments that bring an emotional history to life, the beauty of Italy lifting off the page.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Night Trembles\u003c\/i\u003e, as the title already suggests, is a novel grounded in a sensual overload – auditory, visual, olfactory, and tactile excess immerses the readers in the narrated events.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading in Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNADIA TERRANOVA\u003c\/b\u003e (Messina, 1978) is the author of \u003ci\u003eGli anni al contrario\u003c\/i\u003e (Einaudi, 2015), \u003ci\u003eCasca il mondo\u003c\/i\u003e (Mondadori, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eBruno, il bambino che imparò a volare \u003c\/i\u003e(Orecchio Acerbo, 2012). Her first novel translated into English, \u003ci\u003eFarewell Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (Seven Stories, 2020) was awarded the Premio Alassio Centolibri and was a finalist for the Premio Strega. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eANN GOLDSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a former editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. She has translated works by, among others, Primo Levi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elena Ferrante, Italo Calvino, and Alessandro Baricco, and is the editor of the Complete Works of Primo Levi in English. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and awards from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304816562405,"sku":"NP9781644214091","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781644214091.jpg?v=1767740729","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-night-trembles-isbn-9781644214091","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}