The Young Bride

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The Young Bride is a scintillating and sensual novel about a young woman's ingress into a fantastically strange family. The hand of the young woman in question has been promised to the scion of the nobility. She is to make her preparations for marriage at the family's villa, where the inhabitants never seem to sleep. The atmosphere becomes surreal as the days pass and her presence on the family estate begins to make itself felt on her future in-laws.

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Praise for The Young Bride

"Mr.Baricco spins it all together into a work of elegance, eroticisim and playful make-believe."
--The Wall Street Journal

"This tale of lost innocence is poignantly told, "written" by a self-aware narrator who seamlessly shifts perspectives, giving the impression of being every character as well as the storyteller."
--The New Yorker

"Opaque, fascinating and delicate, a story that will insidiously grow roots in your mind."
--Lovereading (UK)

"A luminous and alarming lesson on desire."
--La Stampa (Italy)

"It is a book about writing: about the relationship between the author's life, his state of mind, his craft and his material...Baricco had a fine old time giving this virtuouso literary performance."
--European Literature Network

Praise for Alessandro Baricco

"Silk has the brilliant colors . . . and the enchantment of a miniature. Vividly erotic."--Newsday

"Silk is a riveting, lyrical love story, an accomplished historical fiction, a compact, condensed . . . epic about human hearts in crisis."
--Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered

"Three Times at Dawn reads like the love child of Virginia Woolf and Haruki Murakami."
--Rachel Donadio, New York Times

"[Mr. Gwyn's] shifting perspectives and impressive handling of ambiguity make it an entirely beguiling read: a cerebral mystery contained with a tale of artistic struggle."
--Tobias Carroll, Star Tribune

"Silk is a heart-breaking love story . . . A stylistic tour de force [and] a literary gem of bewitching power."--The Sunday Times

Praise for "Alessandro Baricco"
"Silk" has the brilliant colors . . . and the enchantment of a miniature. Vividly erotic. "Newsday"
"Silk" is a riveting, lyrical love story, an accomplished historical fiction, a compact, condensed . . . epic about human hearts in crisis.
Alan Cheuse, "All Things Considered
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"Three Times at Dawn" reads like the love child of Virginia Woolf and Haruki Murakami.
Rachel Donadio, "New York Times"
["Mr. Gwyn" s] shifting perspectives and impressive handling of ambiguity make it an entirely beguiling read: a cerebral mystery contained with a tale of artistic struggle.
Tobias Carroll, "Star Tribune"
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"Silk "is a heart-breaking love story . . . A stylistic tour de force [and] a literary gem of bewitching power. "The Sunday Times""

Author Bio

Alessandro Baricco, loved by readers worldwide for his innovative take on magic realism, his atmospheric novels and memorable characters, is one of Italys bestselling and most acclaimed authors. His previous novels have been published in the UK by Canongate and Vintage in the US. Ann Goldstein is one of the most accomplished translators from the Italian working today. Best known for her translations of Elena Ferrantes oeuvre, she has also brought to Anglo-Saxon readers novels by Primo Levi, Pierpaolo Pasolini, Alessandro Baricco and other classic and contemporary Italian writers.