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050	0	0	_aPQ4873.A4734 _bP7513 2013
082	0	0	_aF _223
084			_aFIC019000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aMander, Marina, _d1963-
240	1	0	_aPrima vera bugia. _lEnglish
245	1	4	_aThe first true lie : _ba novel / _cMarina Mander.
250			_aFirst Edition
264		1	_aNew York : _bHogarth, _c[2013]
264		4	_c©2013
300			_a143 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aTranslation of: La prima vera bugia. 1a ed. Milano : Et al., 2011.
520			_a"An utterly compelling, heartbreaking novel that introduces a revelatory young voice to the U.S. market. Meet Luca, a curious young boy living with his mother, a taciturn woman who "every now and then tries out a new father." Luca keeps to himself, his cat, Blue, and his words--his favorite toys. One February morning his mom doesn't wake up to bring him to school, so Luca--with a father who's long gone and driven by a deep fear of being an orphan ("part of you is missing and people only see the part that isn't there")--decides to pretend to the world that his mom is still alive. Luca has a worldly comprehension of humanity, and grapples with his gruesome situation as the stench of the rotting body begins to permeate his home. But this remarkable narrative is not insufferably morbid. Luca also pretends that Blue is his personal assistant and that they're on an expedition in outer space together; he goes for observant trips to the store, where he uses the contents of a basket to astutely assess the person who's filled it; he fantasizes about marrying his school crush, Antonella (whose freckles on her nose are described as being a pinch of cinnamon on whipped cream.) Ultimately, we are witness to something much more poignant that needs no translation: the journey of a young boy deciding--in a more devastating manner than most--to identify himself independently, reaching the point at which he can say: "I am no longer an orphan. I am a single human being. It's a matter of words.""-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBoys _vFiction.
650		0	_aMothers and sons _vFiction.
650		0	_aMothers _xDeath _vFiction.
650		0	_aSelf-actualization (Psychology) _vFiction.
650		0	_aIdentity (Psychology) _vFiction.
650		0	_aPsychological fiction.
650		7	_aFICTION / Literary. _2bisacsh
655		7	_aBildungsromans. _2gsafd
856	4	2	_3Cover image _u9780770436858.jpg
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