The End Salvatore Scibona

Name: The End By Salvatore Scibona
SKU: 9780099555766
Price: 21.99 EUR
Availability: InStock

The End by Salvatore Scibona

Reviews:

€21.99

Condition - Very Good

Only 1 left

Very Good

Summary

On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea.

The End Summary

The End by Salvatore Scibona

On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea. Rocco's dogged life is transformed. This unforgettable debut novel follows Rocco, an elderly abortionist, an enigmatic drapery seamstress, a teenage boy and a jeweller deep into the heart of a crime that will twist all of their lives. A National Book Award Finalist.

The End Reviews

"Scibona loves language and recognizes the power of using the right word. He seems better educated than most American writers, with a strong vocabulary and rich ideas that urge him to build complex sentences.... To the reader's enrichment, The End is an outstanding work in all the right ways" -- Annie Proulx * Guardian *
"Scibona is a gutsy, heart-and-soul writer, unafraid of emotion and ready to take risks" -- Rosemary Goring * Herald *
"It may have taken a while for Scibona to get to this side of the Atlantic, but The End suggests this is the beginning of a fascinating career from an important new American voice" -- Stuart Evers * Daily Telegraph *
"This is an extraordinary novel about the experience of immigration; unsentimental and beautifully written" -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
"Its moments of sharply realised emotional pull and gentle beauty reel you in" * Metro *

About Salvatore Scibona

Salvatore Scibona's first book, The End, was a finalist for the National Book Award; and winner of the Young Lions Fiction Award from the New York Public Library, and the Norman Mailer Cape Cod Award for Exceptional Writing. He was awarded a 2009 Whiting Writers' Award. In 2010, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and was included in the New Yorker's '20 Under 40' list of writers to watch.

Additional information

Sku

GOR003399243

ISBN 13

9780099555766

ISBN 10

009955576X

Title

The End by Salvatore Scibona

Author

Salvatore Scibona

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2011-06-02

Number of pages

304

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us