Arturo's Island - Elsa Morante Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivated

Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers

'So my mind sinks in this immensity:and foundering is sweet in such a sea'

or on which she is trying― unsuccessfully―to call him

this volume gives a fascinating insight into Spanish and Latin American culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool

Translator: Mara Feye Lethem

Arturo's Island - Elsa Morante Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivatedYoung Arturo grows up in isolated freedom on an island in the Bay of Naples, roaming the hills with his dog, sailing and reading tales of mythical heroes. This idyll is shattered when his father returns home with a new wife, Nunziata. Barely older than Arturo, one of the only women he has ever met, she awakens his fierce longing for tenderness, a longing which draws the family towards a painful reckoning in this powerful story of disillusionment and