LoginAs a Man Grows Older (New York Review Books Classics)
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Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now he is an insurance agent on the fast track to forty. He gains a new lease on life, though, when he falls for the young and gorgeous Angiolina-except that his angel just happens to be an unapologetic cheat. But what begins as a comedy of infatuated misunderstanding ends in tragedy, as Emilio's jealous persistence in his folly-against his friends' and devoted sister's advice, and even his own best knowledge-leads to the loss of the one person who, too late, he realizes he truly loves. Marked by deep humanity and earthy humor, by psychological insight and an elegant
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Manufacturer: NYRB Classics
Release date: 10 October 2001
ISBN-10 : 0940322846 | ISBN-13: 9780940322844
Release date: 10 October 2001
ISBN-10 : 0940322846 | ISBN-13: 9780940322844
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