White as Silence, Red as Song, Alessandro DAvenia
White as Silence, Red as Song, Alessandro DAvenia
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White as Silence, Red as Song
A Novel

Author: Alessandro D'Avenia

Narrator: John Behrens

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 09/04/2018


Synopsis

Hailed as Italy’s The Fault in Our Stars, this Italian bestseller is now available for the first time in English.“I was born on the first day of school, and I grew up and old in just two hundred days . . .”Sixteen-year-old Leo has a way with words, but he doesn’t know it yet. He spends his time texting, polishing soccer maneuvers, and killing time with Niko and Silvia. Until a new teacher arrives and challenges him to give voice to his dreams.And so Leo is inspired to win over the red-haired beauty Beatrice. She doesn’t know Leo exists, but he’s convinced that his dream will come true. When Leo lands in the hospital and learns that Beatrice has been admitted too, his mission to be there for her will send him on a thrilling but heartbreaking journey. He wants to help her but doesn’t know how—and his dream of love will force him to grow up fast.Having already sold over a million copies, Alessandro D’Avenia’s debut novel is considered Italy’s The Fault in Our Stars. Now available in English for the first time, this rich, funny, and heartwarming coming-of-age tale asks us to explore the meaning—and the cost—of friendship, and shows us what happens when suffering bursts into the world of teenagers and renders the world of adults speechless.

About Alessandro D'Avenia

Alessandro D’Avenia holds a PhD in Classical Literature, and teaches Ancient Greek, Latin and Literature at a high school in Milan. White as Silence, Red as Song was his first novel,published in Italy in 2010. It sold a million copies in Italy, has been translated into over twenty languages and was released as a film in 2012. Alessandro has since published four more books, the latest of which, Every Story is a Love Story, was published in October 2017.


Reviews

Ho letto diverse recensioni in cui si critica il metodo di scrittura di D'Avenia. Ebbene sì, lui - professore di lettere - avrebbe dovuto/potuto usare un linguaggio più consono al suo ruolo e al suo sapere. Eh già... ma lui è un adulto e chi "scrive" il libro, chi si racconta è invece un ragazzo di......more

Goodreads review by DJ

Favorite Quotes: Perhaps she was a dog in her previous life? I enjoy giving people a former life in my head. It helps explain their character. I can’t believe it. I am sleeping under the same roof as Beatrice and I didn’t even know it. This sends me into hyperkinetic rapture. Mom yells at me to get o......more

I libri come questo a me mi fanno solo incazzare. Ecco. Lo penso, e lo dico, schizzinosa, orgogliosa, consapevole di essere sgarbata e sgrammaticata; fiera di esserlo, per una volta. Perché non è possibile mettere insieme argomenti importanti come l’adolescenza e la malattia, non si può scegliere......more

Goodreads review by Anto

4.5 stelline Onestamente non capisco tutte le recensioni negative a questo romanzo. Per me, D'Avenia, è stato una scoperta. La prosa è molto semplice, senza fronzoli, e questo, rende il romanzo molto veloce. Dalle recensioni negative leggo che ci si aspettava più profondità..... ma quelli che lo hann......more

Non è sicuramente un capolavoro ma è una storia scritta molto bene che commuove moltissimo. I deboli di cuore possono passare oltre, preservatevi perché piangerete parecchio. Leo è uno studente di 16 anni che di innamora di una sua compagna di classe: Beatrice. Purtroppo però lei è malata di leucemia......more


Quotes

'This is a beautifully written meditation on the importance of dreams and the power of every kind of love -- first, unrequited, and lifelong. Leo's literally colorful worldview, seeing things in shades of white and red, grounds the narrative, which often twists and turns around larger-than-life myths and philosophy. D'Avenia has crafted a truly unique and authentic teen voice, easily moving from the banality of PlayStation battles to the profundity of true love. Translated from the Italian, this affecting debut is a sweet love story unafraid to tackle big questions.' Booklist