{"product_id":"last-summer-in-the-city-gianfranco-calligarich-paperback","title":"Last Summer in the City -- Gianfranco Calligarich, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel from award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich to be published in English, \u003ci\u003eLast Summer in the City\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and despairing classic of Italian literature. Biting, tragic, and endlessly quotable, this translated edition features an introductory appreciation from longtime fan \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author André Aciman.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a city smothering under the summer sun and an overdose of la dolce vita, Leo Gazarra spends his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between run-down hotels and the homes of his rich and well-educated friends, without whom he would probably starve. At thirty, he's still drifting: between jobs that mean nothing to him, between human relationships both ephemeral and frayed. Everyone he knows wants to graduate, get married, get rich--but not him. He has no ambitions whatsoever. Rather than toil and spin, isn't it better to submit to the alienation of the Eternal City, Rome, sometimes a cruel and indifferent mistress, sometimes sweet and sublime? \u003ci\u003eThere can be no half measures with her, either she's the love of your life or you have to leave her.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst discovered by Natalia Ginzburg, \u003ci\u003eLast Summer in the City\u003c\/i\u003e is a forgotten classic of Italian literature, a great novel of a stature similar to that of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e. Gianfranco Calligarich's enduring masterpiece has drawn comparisons to such writers as Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, and Jonathan Franzen and is here made available in English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gianfranco Calligarich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/9\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.6\" H x 4.8\" L x 0.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250849250\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535763677488,"sku":"9781250849250","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781250849250_74d3772c-f37b-46ca-bd48-0a6e2cb22c8f.jpg?v=1774990106","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/last-summer-in-the-city-gianfranco-calligarich-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}