MILENA AGUS is a bestselling Italian writer. Born in Genoa in 1959, she now lives in Cagliari, Sardinia, where she teaches Italian and history at a secondary school. The author of nine novels, Agus is the recipient of several literary awards, namely the prestigious Zerilli-Marimò prize in New York. Her work has been translated into over twenty languages.

 

PRAISE FOR MILENA AGUS

From the Land of the Moon

‘Agus sketches her characters lightly, creating an impressionistic and mysterious narrative that probes the tension between imagination and madness and celebrates minor moments of beauty in an absurd and unfair world’ New Yorker

‘Slim but powerful, it conjures up the spirit of Roberto Rossellini’ Time

‘Takes on the feel of Marguerite Duras’ powerful little book, The Lover – pure passion in an enclosed (emotional and physical) space’ Los Angeles Times

 

The House in Via Manno

‘Beautiful … For such a little book, the novel covers an extraordinary range of subjects with great depth of understanding’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘Fans of Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Márquez will enjoy this heartwarming story of the loyalties and loves of a large Sardinian family set during World War II’ Vogue