The Anniversary
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"A book that confronts the purity of fact, the tyranny of memory, and the totalitarianism of family like no other." --Jhumpa Lahiri A subtle yet heartrending portrait of an abusive marriage in patriarchal Italy and a son's liberating decision to cut contact with his parents. Can you leave your family behind? Can you slam the door, walk down the stairs, and decide never to see them again? Can you ever escape the grip of your origins? A son asks himself these questions as he celebrates a bittersweet anniversary: a decade since he saw his parents. Now he finally feels able to tell their story. This is his eloquent account of a family devastated by a father's violence and the woman who silently accepts him; of an airless relationship, unsettled only by the ringing of a telephone, a visiting classmate, or a friend soon pushed away. And it is the story of a son possessed by the irrepressible desire to be free: to be himself, to live his own life, to open up to others without fear of reprisals.
The Anniversary
$16.99
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781635426182
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Andrea Bajani
- Publisher
- Other Press (NY)
- Published Date
- August 25, 2026
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 144
- Physical Info
- 0.4 in H x 7.98 in L x 5.39 in W (0.35 lb)
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