{"product_id":"the-night-trembles-hardcover","title":"The Night Trembles - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNadia Terranova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo stories converge in the aftermath of the devastating 1908 earthquake in Sicily and Calabria: a young woman sees a chance to avoid her impending arranged marriage and a boy manages to escape from the influence of an abusive mother on the verge of madness. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new award-winning novel is from Nadia Terranova, author of \u003ci\u003eFarewell Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2019 Premio Strega, and is translated by Ann Goldstein, who also was the translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is something stronger than pain, and that is habit.\" Eleven-year-old Nicola knows this well. Each night he is tied up in the cellar by his mother, the wife of Calabria's biggest bergamot producer. There he waits for the sun to rise, and with it a sliver of freedom. On the other side of the sea, Barbara has just arrived in Messina and plans to escape her father, who pulls her towards marriage with a man she does not love. Liberty will be granted to both, but it will come at a very high price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn December 28th, 1908, the earth shakes. Europe's most devastating earthquake razes the cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria and, along with them, everything Nicola and Barbara have known. From the ruins, each must piece back together a life and start anew. Written in Nadia Terranova's distinctively lyric style, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Trembles\u003c\/i\u003e is a melancholic ode to human resilience and the promise of the unknown.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNADIA TERRANOVA\u003c\/b\u003e (Messina, 1978) is the author of \u003ci\u003eGli anni al contrario\u003c\/i\u003e (Einaudi, 2015), \u003ci\u003eCasca il mondo\u003c\/i\u003e (Mondadori, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eBruno, il bambino che impar? a volare \u003c\/i\u003e(Orecchio Acerbo, 2012). Her first novel translated into English, \u003ci\u003eFarewell Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (Seven Stories, 2020) was awarded the Premio Alassio Centolibri and was a finalist for the Premio Strega. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eANN GOLDSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a former editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. She has translated works by, among others, Primo Levi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elena Ferrante, Italo Calvino, and Alessandro Baricco, and is the editor of the Complete Works of Primo Levi in English. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and awards from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378894139494,"sku":"9781644214091","price":35.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/zhpHxS9jeE9781644214091.webp?v=1768912616","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-night-trembles-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}