{"product_id":"trick-9781609454449","title":"Trick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA weary man faces the ghosts of his past while caring for his grandson in Naples in this National Book Award finalist novel by the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eTies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTrick\u003c\/em\u003e, Domenico Starnone presents an unusual duel between two formidable minds. One is Daniele Mallarico, a once-successful illustrator who feels his artistic prowess fading. The other is Mario, Daniele's four-year-old grandson. Daniele is living in virtual solitude in Milan when his daughter asks him to come to Naples to babysit Mario for a few days\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShut inside his childhood home--an apartment in the center of Naples that is filled with memoires of Daniele's past--grandfather and grandson match wits as Daniele heads toward a reckoning with his own ambitions and life choices. Meanwhile, Naples pulses outside, a wily, passionate city whose influence can never be shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs translator Jhumpa Lahiri says in her introduction, \u003cem\u003eTricks\u003c\/em\u003e is \"an extremely playful literary composition\" by the Strega Prize-winning novelist whom many consider to be one of Italy's greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomenico Starnone\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Naples and lives in Rome. He is the author of thirteen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFirst Execution\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2009), \u003ci\u003eVia Gemito\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Italy's most prestigious literary prize, the Strega, and \u003ci\u003eTies\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors pick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e, an exploration of language and identity.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647639261458,"sku":"9781609454449","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/trick-9781609454449","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}