Zena
Publisher
:
JC Lattès
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782709621793
Description
A first novel of rare beauty set in Italy and Canada, this coming-of-age story stars Zena, an 18-year-old girl who learns about life amidst the confusion and turmoil of those close to her: her promiscuous and talented best friend who dreams of becoming a famous jazz singer, her brother who quits school to become a painter, her brother’s friend with whom she eventually falls in love. But ultimately it is the tragic death of her brother that will decide her future.
Author
Nathalie Bauer : Nathalie Bauer, 36, is a renowned translator of Italian literature. She lived in Calabria, where the novel is set, for seven years.
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