Sandro
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"Mr. Veronesi sustains the opening scene's excitement as he stirs a psychological ferment….The overpowering sense of fragility that touches Pietro and Claudia is superbly conveyed by translator Michael F. Moore. Let's hope more novels from Mr. Veronesi's back catalog join 'Quiet Chaos' in translation." - Wall Street Journal
"Dazzling.... Like a literary Fellini, Veronesi brings to life the larger-than-life human comedy as only an Italian would...
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The #1 international sensation from a master of European literature-winner of Italy's Premio Strega-a saga of a Florentine family from the 1960s to the present that brilliantly captures the power of history and the multi-faceted experience of life itself as it explores how we contend with uncontrollable forces that both buffet and buoy us.
Marco Carrera is "the hummingbird," a man with an almost supernatural ability to remain still amid the chaos...