{"product_id":"arturos-island","title":"Arturo's Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Strega Prize\u003cbr\u003e\n'I deeply love the works of Elsa Morante... I try to learn from her books, but I find them unsurpassable'\u003cbr\u003e\nELENA FERRANTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a remote island in the Bay of Naples, a young boy roams the shore with only his dog for company. Arturo's mother died in childbirth and his wayward father Wilhelm rarely returns to the island. Left in isolation, he dreams up a world of romantic exploits in which his father sails the seas like the heroes in his favourite stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Wilhelm suddenly reappears with his new young wife Nunziata, Arturo's imagined world bursts apart, and he falls in passionate, tormented love. As Wilhelm's behaviour grows increasingly erratic, Arturo must begin to face the reality of his father's life, and of his own feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply affecting tale of childhood disenchantment, Arturo's Island is a work of stunning emotional force by one of modern Italian literature's foremost writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA new translation by Ann Goldstein.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elsa Morante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49013897429145,"sku":"9781782274957","price":790.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/5642\/6905\/files\/81NG31VJm_L._SY342_fd2d80e5-5cd4-438a-a542-1fc57bdd377d.jpg?v=1789228974","url":"https:\/\/booksworldstore.com\/products\/arturos-island","provider":"Books World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}