{"product_id":"tasmania-paperback","title":"Tasmania - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaolo Giordano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter losing the future he imagined for himself, a writer sets out in search of connection and purpose at a tipping point with climate change and global conflict, in this breathtaking novel from the Strega Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn late 2015, Paolo feels his life coming apart: While his wife, Lorenza, has decided to give up on pregnancy after years of trying, he clings to the dream of becoming a father, not just a father figure to Lorenza's son. As their marriage strains, Paolo immerses himself in work, traveling to Paris to report on the UN Climate Change Conference in the wake of terrorist attacks that shook the world. His journalism dovetails with a book he hopes to write on the atomic bomb and its survivors, a growing obsession that will take him to cities across Europe and ultimately Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Paolo interacts with a vibrant cast of characters, each struggling to find their own Tasmania, a safe haven in which to weather the coming crises--global warming, pandemics, authoritarian governments, and wars. He develops a friendship with a brilliant, opinionated physicist, who followed the scientific path Paolo had abandoned, and who will test Paolo's loyalty and values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning return to fiction after \u003ci\u003eHow Contagion Works\u003c\/i\u003e, Paolo Giordano's semi-autobiographical novel captures the fear, anxiety, wonder, and beauty of this time of uncertainty and upheaval, exploring how we can create and maintain relationships with other people when it feels increasingly difficult to connect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaolo Giordano \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the internationally bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), which has been translated into more than forty languages, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Human Body\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eLike Family\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Earth \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), and the nonfiction title \u003ci\u003eHow Contagion Works \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). His novel \u003ci\u003eTasmania\u003c\/i\u003e is a bestseller in Italy and has been sold in more than thirty territories. Giordano has a PhD in particle physics and is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of a number of books and has translated hundreds of others, including \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Broken Up and Dances\u003c\/i\u003e by Edoardo Nesi and Guido Maria Brera, \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Shipwreck\u003c\/i\u003e by Davide Enia, and \u003ci\u003eThe Piranhas \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSavage Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e by Roberto Saviano. His translation of Gianni Rodari's \u003ci\u003eTelephone Tales\u003c\/i\u003e received the American Library Association's 2021 Batchelder Award. He is the editor-in-chief of Redcar Press, a new publishing house focusing on translated fiction and graphic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.03 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752884470048,"sku":"9781635425017","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/287560787e5bff5f42aabcfda95d8eed.webp?v=1780006840","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tasmania-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}