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While the Shark is Sleeping
Milena Agus
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Description for While the Shark is Sleeping
Paperback. With warmth, earthy humour and magic woven throughout, this is a beautifully told story about the nature of love and young womanhood. The author, Milena Agus, is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author. Translator(s): Maher, Brigid. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
The Sevilla Mendoza family, long-time residents of the Sardinian coast, are not quite what you'd call 'conventional'. At the heart of the family is a girl in the throes of a dangerous affair with a married man. With a nervous mother, a dreamer for a father and an obsessive piano player for a little brother, she finds herself living a double life: one as a good daughter, the other on an erotic journey that will change her forever. Lyrical, poetic and of rare and simple beauty, While the Shark is Sleeping is an enchanting story of the loss of innocence ... Read more
The Sevilla Mendoza family, long-time residents of the Sardinian coast, are not quite what you'd call 'conventional'. At the heart of the family is a girl in the throes of a dangerous affair with a married man. With a nervous mother, a dreamer for a father and an obsessive piano player for a little brother, she finds herself living a double life: one as a good daughter, the other on an erotic journey that will change her forever. Lyrical, poetic and of rare and simple beauty, While the Shark is Sleeping is an enchanting story of the loss of innocence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Telegram Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
153g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846591860
SKU
V9781846591860
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Ref
99-2
About Milena Agus
Milena Agus is a bestselling Italian writer. The author of nine novels, Agus is the recipient of several literary awards, including the prestigious Zerilli-Marimo prize in New York. Her work has been translated into over twenty languages. 'While the Shark is Sleeping' is her first novel. She lives in Cagliari, Sardinia. Brigid Maher teaches Italian language, literature and translation at ... Read more
Reviews for While the Shark is Sleeping
Praise for Milena Agus: 'An impressionistic and mysterious narrative' New Yorker 'Pure passion in an enclosed (emotional and physical) space' Los Angeles Times 'A lush, haunting portrait' Kirkus 'A powerful combination of magical realism and psychological astuteness' Sydney Morning Herald