The Angel of Rome
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a riveting, brilliantly funny and moving collection about the moments in life when everything changes
In this dazzling collection of stories, a son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place that will care for the old man. An elderly couple confronts the note-taking fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A famous actor in recovery has a one-night stand with the world's most surprising film critic. And in the beautifully romantic title story, a shy twenty-one-year-old studying Latin in Rome during "the year of my reinvention" finds himself face-to-face with the gorgeous Italian actress of his adolescent dreams.
Funny, poignant, and redemptive, this collection takes the reader to Italy and Idaho, Washington and Mississippi. With his signature wit and bighearted approach to the darkest parts of humanity, Walter tackles the modern condition with a timeless touch.
Author: Jess Walter
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 202 g
Published: 2023, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Short Stories & Fiction Anthologies
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a riveting, brilliantly funny and moving collection about the moments in life when everything changes
In this dazzling collection of stories, a son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place that will care for the old man. An elderly couple confronts the note-taking fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A famous actor in recovery has a one-night stand with the world's most surprising film critic. And in the beautifully romantic title story, a shy twenty-one-year-old studying Latin in Rome during "the year of my reinvention" finds himself face-to-face with the gorgeous Italian actress of his adolescent dreams.
Funny, poignant, and redemptive, this collection takes the reader to Italy and Idaho, Washington and Mississippi. With his signature wit and bighearted approach to the darkest parts of humanity, Walter tackles the modern condition with a timeless touch.
The Angel of Rome