{"title":"Gianfranco Calligarich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGianfranco Calligarich\u003c\/strong\u003e offers richly crafted narratives that explore the subtleties of human relationships and urban life. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eLast Summer in the City\u003c\/em\u003e, capture the intricate emotions and moments that define personal experience within vibrant cityscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful storytelling with a delicate balance of melancholy and wit, framed within compelling fiction. Calligarich's writing invites reflection on memory, identity, and the fleeting nature of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"last-summer-in-the-city-by-gianfranco-calligarich-9781529042290","title":"Last Summer in the City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA cult classic of Italian literature\u003c\/em\u003e published in English for the first time, with a foreword by André Aciman, author of \u003cem\u003eCall Me By Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1960s, Leo Gazzara left his family in Milan and moved to Rome for work. Soon unemployed, he has spent his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between hotels, bars, romantic entanglements, and the homes of his rich and well-educated friends. Rome is indifferent. Leo drifts, aimless and alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of his thirtieth birthday, he meets Arianna, a young woman who is both fragile and seductive. All night they drive the city in Leo's run-down Alfa Romeo, talking and talking. They eat brioche for breakfast, drink through the dawn, drive to the sea and back. A whirlwind beginning. This is the story of the year Leo fell in love and lost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntense, brief, witty and devastating, \u003cem\u003eLast Summer in the City\u003c\/em\u003e is a newly rediscovered classic of Italian literature. Translated into English for the first time by Howard Curtis, Gianfranco Calligarich's romantic and despairing debut is reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242784403692,"sku":"9781529042290","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529042290-last-summer-in-the-city-1.jpg?v=1787976358"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gianfranco-calligarich.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}