{"product_id":"the-world-saved-by-kids-and-other-epics-paperback","title":"The World Saved by Kids: And Other Epics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElsa Morante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCristina Viti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA representative text of a milieu marked by student protests and aspirations for moral and political renewal. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in Italian in 1968, \u003ci\u003eThe World Saved by Kids\u003c\/i\u003e was written in the aftermath of deep personal change and in the context of what Elsa Morante called the \"great youth movement exploding against the funereal machinations of the organized contemporary world.\" Morante believed that it was only the youth who could truly hear her revolutionary call. With the fiftieth anniversary of the tumultuous events of 1968 approaching, there couldn't be a more timely moment for this first English translation of Morante's work to appear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greeted by Antonio Porta as one of the most important books of its decade, \u003ci\u003eThe World Saved by Kids\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Morante's true mastery of tone, rhythm, and imagery as she works elegy, parody, storytelling, song, and more into an act of linguistic magic through which Gramsci and Rimbaud, Christ and Antigone, Mozart and Simone Weil, and a host of other figures join the sassy, vulnerable neighborhood kids in a renewal of the word's timeless, revolutionary power to explore and celebrate life's insoluble paradox. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Morante gained international recognition and critical acclaim for her novels \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArturo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAracoeli\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe World Saved By Kids\u003c\/i\u003e may be her best book and the one that most closely represents her spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElsa Morante\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-85) was an acclaimed novelist and writer. \u003cb\u003eCristina Viti\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772356460832,"sku":"9781803091921","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f5162123820c322a2c2231e58e429b5.webp?v=1780403901","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-world-saved-by-kids-and-other-epics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}