| The Javelin Thrower Contributor(s): Volponi, Paolo (Author), Dixon, Richard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0857425390 ISBN-13: 9780857425393 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $22.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Series: Italian List |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a boy growing up in rural Italy in the 1930s, Dam n is experiencing the first stirrings of adolescence when he accidentally sees his mother having sex with the local Fascist commandant. His pain, anger, and confusion are uncomfortably intertwined with a compulsion to watch them, which becomes an obsession. Isolating himself from anyone who might help him understand what he's feeling, he channels his fury into his javelin, getting better and better until he is a local champion. But his success is fleeting, as wholly confused and caught up in his own anger, he ends up betraying and humiliating his friends. The Javelin Thrower is the story of an erotic education turned tragic, poisoned by the darkness running through Mussolini's Italy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Volponi, Paolo: - Paolo Volponi (1924-94) was one of Italy's leading novelists and poets during the second half of the twentieth century.Dixon, Richard: - Richard Dixon translated the last works of Umberto Eco, including his novels The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero. |