THE LIFE NEXT DOOR (LA VITA ACCANTO)
Book ID/图书代码： 04851511B46104
English Summary/英文概要： Rebecca was born irreparably ugly. After giving birth, her mother never took her in her arms, and Rebecca turned inward, sealed within herself. Her father didn’t lift a finger to stop it. It was Rebecca’s beautiful and reckless Aunt Erminia who raised her, but her love conceals a dark secret. And her grandmother, Tata Maddalena, wise and sorrowful, who loved her with the force of need. But Rebecca has perfect hands and talent for the piano. One day she meets the “elderly” Signora De Lellis, a renowned musician who has lived for many years completely cut off from the outside world. She offers Rebecca a new vision of the dolorous history that has marked her family, as well as the grace of a possible life.
La vita accanto (The Life Next Door) narrates the story of our ineptitude at life, an ineptitude that can only be redeemed by passions.
The writing is pellucid and elegant. The characters are funny, memorable, and deeply true. The story has the wise levity of a fairytale.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 她帶著一副不討喜（醜陋）的面孔來到這世界，而她的母親從出生後就沒有抱過她…
Rebecca帶著一副不討喜（醜陋）的面孔來到這世界，她的母親從出生後就沒有抱過她，而她的父親也未曾因她母親的表現說過任何字句，從小就把她交由姑媽Erminia扶養，就連她的祖母對她的愛也帶著一種「被迫的需要」，這一切遭遇及對待導致她逐漸封閉自己，與外界保持疏離…
但上帝是公平的，還是給了她一雙完美的雙手及對鋼琴的絕對音感，並且就在Rebecca偶然遇到一位年長的女士後全然改變。這位名叫De Lellis的女士是隱姓埋名多年，離群寡居的知名的音樂家，她的出現將Rebecca的人生開啟新的一扇門，也將讓她重新認識自己及家人。(Vincent)
Awards/获奖情况：Winner of Premio Calvino 2010
Shortlisted for Premio Strega Rights sold:
World English rights - MacLehose Press
Korean rights – Gimm-Young publishers
French Rights - Stock editions
About the Author/作者介绍： Mariapia Veladiano was born in Vicenza and took her degree in philosophy and theology. She is a professor of literature. She is a contributor to the magazine Il Regno. This is her first novel. It won the 2010 Premio Calvino.
Mariapia Veladiano生於義大利的威尼斯，大學主修哲學及神學。目前在大學擔任文學教授。La Vita Accanto是她的第一本小說創作。推出後及廣獲好評，榮獲多項獎項肯定。
Format:电子手稿
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