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The Hummingbird

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The Hummingbird

By: Sandro Veronesi, Elena Pala - translator
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Silvia Presente, Victor Vertunni
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Marco Carrera is 'the hummingbird', a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.

As he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his parents; raising his granddaughter; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence.

A surprising and deeply moving reinvention of the family saga, this is a thrilling novel about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end.

©2021 Sandro Veronesi (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Coming of Age Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sagas
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Critic reviews

"With The Hummingbird, Sandro Veronesi has re-written the family saga. Ardent, gripping and inventive to the core, it has already been hailed a classic." (Jhumpa Lahiri)

"Extraordinary." (Domenico Starnone, National Book Award Finalist author of Ties and Trick)

"Masterly: a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders." (Ian Mcewan)

"A spellbinding experience: clever, funny and deeply moving." (Roddy Doyle)
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Me gusto la profundidad, el humor y la belleza
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Well-written and well-told. Like a hummingbird, the main character remains seemingly fixed in place despite the sorrow and surprises that life brings.

Original and memorable

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Masterpiece of literature. It’s a story of life of all of us. Definitely has to be read by everyone.
Wonderful!

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