Lit in Translation

Sandro Veronesi

Born 1959 · Italy

In English
2 of 2

Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Strega 2020 · Winner

    The Hummingbird

    Il colibrì

    Sandro Veronesi · 60 when first published

    Novel · 400 pages · Family, Love

    AI-generated summary:Marco Carrera lives a life of suspensions, fatal coincidences, terrible losses and absolute loves, always moving to stay where he is, from the 1970s into the near future.

  • In English

    Strega 2006 · Winner

    Quiet Chaos

    Caos calmo

    Sandro Veronesi · 46 when first published

    Novel · 417 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:On the day he saves a stranger from drowning, a seemingly accomplished man loses his wife. He takes to sitting in his car outside his daughter's school, and from that fixed point watches the lives of others come to him.