Morning Sea: A Novel - Hardcover

Margaret Mazzantini was born in Dublin and lives in Rome with her husband and four children. She made her literary debut in 1994 with Il catino di zinco (The Zinc Basin), followed by Manola (1999) and in 2001 she published Non ti muovere (Don’t Move, which won multiple awards including the Premio Strega, Premio Grinzane Cavour, Premio Città di Bari, and European Zepter Prize, and in 2004 it was made into an acclaimed film directed by Sergio Castellitto and starring Penélope Cruz. After the theatrical monologue Zorro (2002), Mazzzantini published the novel Venuto al mondo (Twice Born, 2008, published by Oneworld Publications in 2011), which won the prestigious Premio Campiello prize in 2009, and was made into a film directed by Sergio Castellitto, starring Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch (2012). This was followed by Nessuno si salva da solo (No One Survives Alone, 2011) and Mare al mattino (Morning Sea, 2011) the latter winning the Premio Cesare Pavese, and Premio Matteotti awards. Her most recent novel is Splendore (Splendour, 2013). Margaret Mazzantini’s books are international bestsellers, and have been translated in more than 30 languages.

Ann Gagliardi, a New England native, lives and works in Bologna, Italy. Her literary translations include work by authors Rosanna Campo, Ascanio Celestini, Margaret Mazzantini and Christian Raimo. Ann holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and a BA in Italian and Medieval Renaissance Studies from Wellesley College.

"A tragedy for our times."
Kirkus Reviews
"Mazzantini’s lyrical novel puts a human face on migration and displacement."
Booklist

"This intense work of fiction focuses on the human spirit in times of ultimate uncertainty while navigating the rough waters of exile, political turmoil, and two families who are struggling to find what is home.” By using the sea as a tool to distance people yet bring them together, Mazzantini reveals how the Italian and Libyan states in chaos influence family life and survival.”
World Literature Today
"As always, Mazzantini finds the words to express the pain and suffering of the defeated, those forgotten at the margins of history."
Le Monde des Livre
"A small book about a great catastrophe, a document of our time."
Buchmark
"The crystalline beauty of Morning Sea is a peculiar trait of Margaret Mazzantini."
Livres Hebdo
" One of Mazzantini’s best books. A turning point."
Il Messaggero
"Broken destinies, textures, colours and smells a universe of sensations criss-crossed by powerful, often heart-breaking, images."
Le Points