Book
Good on paper : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612194707
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Physical Description:
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299 pages ; 23 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Brooklyn, New York : Melville House, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
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| Subject: | Women translators -- Fiction Single mothers -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Authors -- Fiction Families -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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Summary:
Is a new life possible? Because Shira Greene's life hasn't quite turned out as planned. She's a single mom living with her daughter and her gay friend Ahmad. Her PhD on Dante's <i>Vita Nuova</i> hasn't gotten her a job, and her career as a translatory hasn't exactly take off either. But then she gets a call from a Nobel Prize-winning Italian poet who insists she's the only one who can translate his newest book. Stunned, Shira realizes that - just like that - her life can change. She sees a new beginning beckoning: academic glory, demand for her translations, and even love (her good luck has made her feel more open to the entreaties of a neighborhood indie bookstore owner). There's only one problem: It all hinges on the translation, and as Shira starts working on the exquisitely intricate passages of the poet's book, she realizes that it may in fact be, well...impossible to translate.
