{"product_id":"the-imaginary-life-of-a-laurel-tree-paperback-1","title":"The Imaginary Life of a Laurel Tree - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Fortunato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael F. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Italian teacher's relationship with his male student sparks legal and personal turmoil in this compelling novel of truth, desire, and power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA group of old friends are unexpectedly reunited in Calabria for a dinner party. When the conversation turns from reminiscing about their teen years to recent allegations against a local teacher, Marco Ferro, it unsettles the narrator. Days later, still reeling from the news, he sets out to learn more, grappling with the murky facts. His search rekindles a relationship with his former high school friend--Federica, beautiful and spoiled, married to Lino, and the mother of three boys--which in turn unspools in complicated and unanticipated ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe action then moves to Tunisia, London, and Rome, in an incessant pursuit of who tells and who is told. In the end, it is the story of Marco Ferro and his young student Yussef, played out in both courtrooms and newspaper columns, that restores truth to the complicated sentimental geometries of the narrator and Federica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring secrets and entangled power dynamics, Mario Fortunato's timely new novel raises questions that rarely have simple or unequivocal answers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Fortunato\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cirò, Calabria, Italy. For three decades he worked as a literary critic for the Italian current affairs magazine \u003ci\u003eL'Espresso \u003c\/i\u003eand directed the Italian Cultural Institute in London. In addition to writing novels such as \u003ci\u003eSouth \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press, 2023), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Innocent Days of War \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press, 2025), he has translated into Italian works by Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf, and Henry James. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael F. Moore \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning translator, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eThe Betrothed\u003c\/i\u003e, by Alessandro Manzoni, hailed as a landmark literary event. His translations range from twentieth-century classics--\u003ci\u003eAgostino\u003c\/i\u003e by Alberto Moravia and \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned and the Saved\u003c\/i\u003e by Primo Levi--to contemporary novels, including \u003ci\u003eLive Bait\u003c\/i\u003e, by Fabio Genovesi. Moore is the former chair of the PEN\/Heim Translation Fund and has a PhD in Italian from New York University. For many years he was also an interpreter at the United Nations and a full-time staff member of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.88 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53426046206259,"sku":"9781635424669","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ILuRgLVGqJ9781635424669_cb1b1ddf-ade0-41cc-b346-b1da5a8eee5a.webp?v=1780534678","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-imaginary-life-of-a-laurel-tree-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}