Marco Carrera is'the hummingbird,'a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.
As he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his granddaughter when her mother,Marco's own child,can no longer be there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence.
A thrilling novel about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781474617482Number of pages: 304Weight: 260 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A masterpiece of love and grief...Everything that makes the novel worthwhile and engaging is here: warmth,wit,intelligence,love,death,high seriousness,low comedy,philosophy,subtle personal relationships and the complex interior life of human beings...magnificent - moving,replete,beautiful...what makes the book special is that The Hummingbird is such an intelligent meditation on life,family,the human heart and the "dictatorship of pain" that comes with grief'- Edward Docx,The Guardian
'Instantly immersive,playfully inventive,effortlessly wise... a family saga that pays homage to the quiet heroism required by day-to-day existence'- Hephzibah Anderson,The Observer
'The Hummingbird is a masterly novel,a brilliantly conceived mosaic of love and tragedy. Veronesi creates a thought-rich and ultimately comic meditation on human error and lost chances. It's a cabinet of curiosities and delights,packed with small wonders,strange and sudden turns,insights of great poise and unusual cultural reference points. The Hummingbird in an object lesson in authorial control. Veronesi truly knows and loves all matters of the heart.'- Ian McEwan
'Somehow or other Sandro Veronesi pulls off the extraordinary feat of making you believe he is writing for your ears alone. I cannot tell you what The Hummingbird is about because that would be to betray a confidence. But I can tell you it's a mightily clever novel.'- Howard Jacobson
'Long considered one of Italy's leading writers,Sandro Veronesi has dazzled both readers and critics with novels that are not only page-turners but profoundly literary. An heir to Italo Svevo,he explores,from book to book,intergenerational conflict,existential anguish and the passage of time. These themes,in Veronesi's hands,burst with vitality. Trained as an architect,he plays inventively with form,producing works that are unconventional,disarming,and profoundly humane. With his latest novel,The Hummingbird, he has re-written the family saga. Ardent,gripping,and inventive to the core,it has already been hailed a classic.'- Jhumpa Lahiri
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