A novel of crime and darkness that eschews straightforward domestic noir guardian move over ferrante, theres a new e. Few are the writers that can draw me to a book from the very first line, elena varvello is now one of those authors. From brian mcgilloway to elena varvello, the best new crime. This novel is an intriguing piece of literary fiction with an underlying mystery that fuels the actions elia will take during the course of the summer.
Jun 12, 2017 elena varvello was born in turin, italy in 1971. Elena varvello audio books, best sellers, author bio. Alongside the central mystery is a coming of age story and the two themes mesh together seamlessly. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Dec, 2017 can you hear me flows beautifully, proving that it isnt all about the author, the quality of translation is paramount too, so an acknowledgement of gratitude her to alex valente. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Its rare for a book to spark such evangelical zeal in me but varvello hit the spot. Marcel berlins, the times i love books i can read all in one sitting maybe with a break to make tea and can you hear me. Elena varvello was billed as being the next elena ferrante. In my view, it is a book of true literature, written in impeccable and refined manner and nothing is lost in translation. Can you hear me a gripping holiday read set during a scorching. Its part thriller, part coming of age novel set in northern italy in 1978 and follows a sixteenyearold boy elia furenti, whose father is suffering a mental breakdown after being laid off his job. Combining the psychological insight of ferrante with the pace of a thriller, what.
This novel is beautifully written, yet quite simple in its use of language. The story is also billed as being an unputdownable thriller, the viciously gripping pageturner of summer 2017. Her short story collection leconomia delle cose was nominated for the prestigious primio strega the italian equivalent of the man booker prize. The author is waving a story that comes from the past, shining the present and revealing a heartbreaking future.
Can you hear me export elena varvello, alex valente translator on. It is nothing more than a comingofage story, passive and pedestrian at that. Can you hear me a gripping holiday read set during a scorching italian summer alex valente translator elena varvello on. Can you hear me a gripping holiday read set during a. Moreover, it is a human, very human story of loss, suffering. Had he just read nothing of much quality or was he right. Written by elena varvello, alex valente translator, audiobook narrated by matt addis. His mother, marta, is the local librarian, a still vivid woman desperately. Marrying the unsettling feelings of a comingofage tale with a panicinducing abduction story, varvello explores the psychological impacts of fear, love, and mental illness in paredback prose. Haunting, surreal, and deeply engaging, elena varvellos can you hear me. May 30, 2018 the following is an exclusive excerpt from can you hear me. In a deeply personal article, italian author elena varvello looks back at the creation of her novel can you hear me.
Its a gorgeous heartrending novel that you want to finish in one sitting and few readers will be able to resist the exquisite gravity of such temptation but its also a novel that you long to savour, to make last, to draw out because there wont be another one this rich, this. From brian mcgilloway to elena varvello, the best new. It maintains a sense of tension and dread throughout can you hear me. It is the summer of 1978, and elia furenti is a 16yearold boy living in the small northern italian town of ponte. The premise is typically high stakes a young womans disappearance in a remote community, a boys murder, and a man losing his mind as his son comes of age. Once a busier area, the local factory has closed down, leaving many residents scrambling to find new jobs or down and out on their luck. A viciously gripping holiday read set during a scorching italian summer by elena varvello available from rakuten kobo. When my husband raved about it saying it was the best book hed read in the last 20 years i knew i had to read it.
Browse elena varvellos bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Its part thriller, part coming of age novel set in northern italy in 1978 and follows. I love books i can read all in one sitting maybe with a break to make tea and can you hear me. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We are swept away by the vivid characters as their dark and broken places are deftly revealed. The result is an engrossing and troubling book that hangs big questions on the taut wire of a gripping plot. Readers will devour this novel in one sitting as i did, then chew it over long after. Alex valente elia furenti is sixteen, living in a secluded house with his parents, a life so unremarkable that even its moderate unhappiness has been accepted as normal. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. In august of 1978, the summer i met anna trabuio, my father took a girl into the woods. Within that plot, your attention is mainly focused on the story of that young girl who disappears into the woods. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Author elena varvello asks readers of can you hear me. Jul, 2017 buy can you hear me a gripping holiday read set during a scorching italian summer 1st edition by varvello, elena, valente, alex isbn.
The daily express a beautiful, stark, poignant account of fear, love, and loss. Jun 27, 2017 the result is an engrossing and troubling book that hangs big questions on the taut wire of a gripping plot. In the following passage, we learn of a troubled family, living in an economically depressed town, and closely guarding. Haunting, surreal, and deeply engaging, elena varvello s can you hear me. She has published two collections of poetry, perseveranza e salutare and atlanti. The story is a tense exploration of the mysteries of the human heart, the weight of paranoia and the often destructive nature of love and blind devotion. Like her namesake ferrante, elena varvello knows how to keep readers hooked. While varvello hasnt constructed your classic whodunnit mystery, there is always enough left unsaid to keep you reading even when your pasta is. Written by elena varvello, alex valente translator, narrated by matt addis. There is much beauty and sadness in this slim novel.
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