Dino is a placid, unambitious man. Living in a small provincial town, he and his wife spend their time planning journeys to faraway places - journeys they never take. Dino's only passion is billiards, and he spends his evenings in the local billiards hall honing his technique. One day, however, Dino's quiet life is interrupted - his wife falls pregnant. This the first in a series of events that shake him from his slumber and force Dino to test himself for the first time. As in his widely praised Fists, Pietro Grossi's stripped-down prose brings out the epic human drama in a tale of everyday life.
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About the Author:
Pietro Grossi, writer and translator, was born in 1978 in Florence and currently lives and works in Tuscany. His short story collection Fists is also published by Pushkin Press.
Review:
"Small and perfectly formed [...] reaching its end leaves the reader desirous to start all over again." - Independent
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- PublisherPushkin Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1906548846
- ISBN 13 9781906548841
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages220
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