{"product_id":"my-shadow-is-yours-paperback","title":"My Shadow Is Yours - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdoardo Nesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Conti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA recent college graduate accompanies a reclusive middle-aged writer on a chaotic road trip to Milan in this hilarious, heartwarming novel about love, friendship, and the pitfalls of nostalgia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1995 Vittorio Vezzosi rose to worldwide acclaim with his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves Inside\u003c\/i\u003e. Unfortunately for his adoring fans--and his publisher--he wouldn't write another word. Instead, the great author shut himself away in a farmhouse overlooking Florence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter twenty-five years of silence, however, a corporate takeover lights the fire under Vittorio to produce a new novel, and bright young classics graduate Emiliano De Vito is hired to assist him. Off to a rocky start, the odd couple embark on a madcap journey in a 1979 Jeep--without a roof or windshield or doors--to Milan, where Vittorio will speak to a crowd of thousands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they travel across Italy, bonding over wine and women, and butting heads over the struggles Emiliano's generation inherited from Vittorio's, the two begin to see the world, and writing, in a different way\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdoardo Nesi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and translator. He began his career translating the work of such authors as Bruce Chatwin, Malcolm Lowry, Stephen King, and Quentin Tarantino. He has written six novels, one of which, \u003ci\u003eL'età dell'oro\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2005 Strega Prize and a winner of the Bruno Cavallini Prize. He wrote and directed the film \u003ci\u003eFughe da fermo\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his novel of the same name, and has translated David Foster Wallace's \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e into Italian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Conti \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Italian including works by Emilio Lussu, Rosetta Loy, Elisa Biagini, and Paolo Rumiz. He is a regular contributor to the literary quarterly, \u003ci\u003eRaritan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765232632096,"sku":"9781635420685","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/87f4125a302194b67bfcbd4949936966.webp?v=1780264463","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-shadow-is-yours-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}