Fabio Genovesi was born in Forte dei Marmi in Versilia in 1974. He is the author of Live Bait (Other Press, 2014), which has been translated into over ten languages, an earlier novel, Versilia Rock City, the memoir Morte Dei Marmi (Laterza, 2012), and the Strega Prize-winning novel, The Breaking of a Wave.
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The Breaking of a Wave offers a satisfying combination of innocent youth and weary maturity, as well as neatly juxtaposing whimsical humour with domestic tragedy.— Nudge Book, Jun 3 2017![]()
This vigorously entertaining book is centered around a young girl who is struggling with her beloved brother’s accidental death, her mother’s depression, and fitting in at school. Humorous, touching and profound, The Breaking of a Wave is an imaginative and heartwarming celebration...— Bookriot, May 24 2017![]()
This is the story of Luna, a stubborn, imaginative teenager living in a small town on the Tuscan coast. Despite a series of family tragedies and setbacks, Luna refuses to give up and insists on facing her future with optimism and determination. The Breaking of a Wave received...— Bookriot, Mar 26 2017![]()
Winner of the 2015 Strega Prize for Young Authors, this immense, good-natured, self-indulgent tale offers a cumulative celebration of life in shaggy dog form.— Kirkus Reviews, Jan 23 2017![]()
Thirteen-year-old Luna believes her brother Luca, who drowned while surfing, speaks to her through a whale bone that was washed up on the beach. Her fantasies clash with the lies—even the well-intentioned ones—of the adult world in this touching novel.— The Bookseller, Dec 5 2016
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