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Nadia Terranova (born 1 January 1978) is an Italian author. Life and career. Born in Messina, Terranova graduated in philosophy at the University of Messina, and then got a doctorate in modern history at the University of Catania. [ 1] . In 2003 she moved to Rome, where she started her activity as a writer as the author of children books.
Sep 9, 2020 · Although we are told that Ida’s father, Sebastiano, suffered from severe depression, his disappearance is never explained, nor is it clear if he is still alive. His fate, however, is of little consequence to the novel, which instead lingers with the living—those left behind in the wake of abandonment.
Apr 16, 2023 · And while Dickens's depiction of a woman ravaged by abandonment was inflected by his extraordinary gift for the grotesque, Terranova makes a similar claim about the dangers of remaining stuck in the circuity of grief, even if she foregoes the hyperbolic, opting instead for nuance and realism.
Oct 27, 2020 · Unsafe Harbors: A Conversation with Nadia Terranova. The Italian novelist discusses embodiment and desire in fiction, and why she hates male feminists. By Lucia Senesi October 27, 2020. Around...
In this essay, we investigate what we define as a recurring topography of trauma in Nadia Terranova’s poetics of space. We argue that in her novels traumatic events, personal or collective, are inscribed onto the cityscapes or seascapes her characters negotiate.
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Oct 7, 2020 · This week the new UK imprint of Seven Stories Press releases Nadia Terranova’s English-language debut, a coming-of-age story with a family tragedy at its heart. Ida Laquidara is a 30-something writer living in Rome with her husband, the dependable (if not exactly passionate) Pietro.
This award-winning novel about a woman facing her past introduces Terranova to English-speaking audiences. Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet.
