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A literary novel reminiscent of Greek classics such as Homer and Plato, but also of the likes of Faulkner, Hemingway and Emily Bronte, presenting us with a modern myth.

A simple, true story, about how the beauty of internal rebirth can only come from the inevitable suffering of our mortal lives.

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On a barge on the river Tiber, on the far eastern side of Rome, there is a family run “la trattoria”. The family who runs it, however, is far from traditional: it is made up of the last remaining eel fishermen, a few foreign girls who work there and others who used to live in the surrounding area, Italians as well as newly arrived immigrants. Disinherited people, who survive by alternating in the fields, or as tour guides for roman tourists who are fascinated by their archaic trades; these people have formed a community that transcends time and the conventions of this world.

Shortlisted for the Strega Prize.