{"product_id":"we-are-family-paperback-1","title":"We Are Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFabio Bartolomei\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Zanily inventive . . . This deeply eccentric comedy belongs in the company of the best novels about wildly precocious kids\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAl Santamaria is a child prodigy, maybe a genius. It is not out of the realm of possibility that he, alone, will save the human race. But first, he has to solve a far more urgent problem: finding a home for his family.\u003cbr\u003eHe exists, like many kids, in a realm located somewhere between reality and fantasy, enjoying time with imaginary friends and wielding his magical powers. He has a wonderful relationship with his father, Mario Elvis, and his mother, Agnese, and he's convinced he has the best family in the world.\u003cbr\u003eBut life isn't all roses for the Santamaria family. They are typical of many Italian families today, whose existences seem suspended between conflicting impulses: on the one hand, delusions of grandeur and immoderate ambition, and on the other nostalgia for a past golden age and the secret wish that somebody, anybody, will come to their rescue. Big dreams, it appears, exist to be crushed.\u003cbr\u003eBut Al is not about to give up. He lives in a marvelous world of his own. He has the energy, imagination, and unselfconscious talents of a child. And, although he doesn't know it yet, he is going to remain a child his entire life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An extended, guffaw-inducing, and sometimes tragic trip through Al's young life. It reads like an Italian sitcom.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An amazing novel: it'll move you and make you laugh.\"--\u003ci\u003eEll\u003c\/i\u003ee \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A plot shot through with the richness of Italian comedy and bright irony.\"--\u003ci\u003eLa Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabio Bartolomei\u003c\/b\u003e was born and lives in Rome. He's a writer and screenwriter. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eAlfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2012), and later made into the film \u003ci\u003eNoi e la Giulia\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2013 he won the Gran Premio delle Lettrici di Elle for \u003ci\u003eWe Are Family\u003c\/i\u003e. His other novels are \u003ci\u003eLa Banda Degli Invisibili\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eLezioni in Paradiso\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He teaches creative writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include \u003ci\u003eFor Grace Received\u003c\/i\u003e by Valeria Parrella, \u003ci\u003eEverybody's Right\u003c\/i\u003e by Paolo Sorrentino, Fabio Bartolomei's \u003ci\u003eAlfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMargherita Dolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e by Stefano Benni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770786611488,"sku":"9781609455033","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9cd8370682977a2cb074072790b40e9f.webp?v=1780378202","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/we-are-family-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}