Happiness, as Such

Natalia Ginzburg

Original title: Dear Michael

earliest edition we have, 1974 Einaudi, 2002 paperback 186 pages

"The hauntingly beautiful epistolary novel from 'a glowing light of modern Italian literature' (New York Times Book Review). At the heart of Happiness As Such is an absence, an abyss that draws everyone nearer to its edge, created by the departure of a family's wayward only son, Michele, who has fled from Italy to England to escape the dangers and threats of his radical political ties. This novel is part epistolary:...

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Editions we hold

Happiness, as Such edition · 2019 · New Directions Publishing Corporation · 176 pages · 9780811227995
Happiness, As Such edition · 2019 · Daunt Books · 9781911547440
Estimat Michele paperback · 2008 · Edicions 62 · 208 pages · 9788429761337
Caro Michele paperback · 2002 · Einaudi · 186 pages · 9788806159610
Caro Michele. Der Roman einer Familie. paperback · 1996 · Suhrkamp · 9783518391068
Caro Michele. Der Roman einer Familie. hardcover · 1987 · Insel, Frankfurt · 9783458158905
Dear Michael edition · 1975 · Owen · 161 pages
No way. edition · 1974 · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 161 pages
Caro Michele paperback · Einaudi Italian · 9788806133535

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