{"product_id":"trick-9781609454449","title":"Trick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA weary man faces the ghosts of his past while caring for his grandson in Naples in this National Book Award finalist novel by the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eTies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTrick\u003c\/em\u003e, Domenico Starnone presents an unusual duel between two formidable minds. One is Daniele Mallarico, a once-successful illustrator who feels his artistic prowess fading. The other is Mario, Daniele's four-year-old grandson. Daniele is living in virtual solitude in Milan when his daughter asks him to come to Naples to babysit Mario for a few days\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShut inside his childhood home--an apartment in the center of Naples that is filled with memoires of Daniele's past--grandfather and grandson match wits as Daniele heads toward a reckoning with his own ambitions and life choices. Meanwhile, Naples pulses outside, a wily, passionate city whose influence can never be shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs translator Jhumpa Lahiri says in her introduction, \u003cem\u003eTricks\u003c\/em\u003e is \"an extremely playful literary composition\" by the Strega Prize-winning novelist whom many consider to be one of Italy's greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11419606\"\u003eDomenico Starnone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609454449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609454448\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomenico Starnone\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Naples and lives in Rome. He is the author of thirteen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFirst Execution\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2009), \u003ci\u003eVia Gemito\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Italy's most prestigious literary prize, the Strega, and \u003ci\u003eTies\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors pick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e, an exploration of language and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698358456557,"sku":"9781609454449","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2de54d42-ef63-4008-9e6b-a9bd7c7835a7.jpg?v=1649899511","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/trick-9781609454449","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}