{"product_id":"the-world-saved-by-kids-and-other-epics-9781803091921","title":"The World Saved by Kids: And Other Epics","description":"\u003cb\u003eA representative text of a milieu marked by student protests and aspirations for moral and political renewal. \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3032008\"\u003eElsa Morante\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803091921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803091924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE019000\"\u003eEuropean | Italian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523599167725,"sku":"9781803091921","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f99051df-579f-4d74-89d2-9dfa8cc62ef7.jpg?v=1701322252","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-world-saved-by-kids-and-other-epics-9781803091921","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}