{"product_id":"trick-paperback","title":"Trick - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDomenico Starnone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA weary man faces the ghosts of his past while caring for his grandson in Naples in this National Book Award finalist novel by the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eTies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTrick\u003c\/em\u003e, Domenico Starnone presents an unusual duel between two formidable minds. One is Daniele Mallarico, a once-successful illustrator who feels his artistic prowess fading. The other is Mario, Daniele's four-year-old grandson. Daniele is living in virtual solitude in Milan when his daughter asks him to come to Naples to babysit Mario for a few days\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShut inside his childhood home--an apartment in the center of Naples that is filled with memoires of Daniele's past--grandfather and grandson match wits as Daniele heads toward a reckoning with his own ambitions and life choices. Meanwhile, Naples pulses outside, a wily, passionate city whose influence can never be shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs translator Jhumpa Lahiri says in her introduction, \u003cem\u003eTricks\u003c\/em\u003e is \"an extremely playful literary composition\" by the Strega Prize-winning novelist whom many consider to be one of Italy's greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomenico Starnone\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Naples and lives in Rome. He is the author of thirteen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFirst Execution\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2009), \u003ci\u003eVia Gemito\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Italy's most prestigious literary prize, the Strega, and \u003ci\u003eTies\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors pick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e, an exploration of language and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247644852473,"sku":"9781609454449","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cFozNlF5c1dJdzYvSzN5eW94cXpMdz09.webp?v=1768626915","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/trick-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}