My Home Somewhere Else

By Federica Marzi, Translated by Jim Hicks

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348 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB

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Publication Date: November 2024

ISBN 9789533514772

Rights: US, CA, UK & EUR

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Overview

A sweeping tale of displacement and connection set against the backdrop of Trieste, Italy.

In the sun-drenched landscape of the Adriatic coast, two women's lives intertwine: Amila, a young Bosnian carrying secrets, and Norina, an elderly exile haunted by the past. As Amila navigates a blossoming romance, old wounds resurface, threatening to shatter the bond between two sisters. My Home Somewhere Else explores the shared human experience of emigration, revealing the enduring power of love, loss, and the search for belonging.

For readers who enjoy historical fiction with strong female characters and themes of identity, family, and resilience. Discover a poignant story that resonates across generations and continents.

Reviews

"Beautiful . . . hopscotching through the nonlinear narrative, delivering a captivating portrayal of . . . a little-known corner of central Europe, where a mix of Italian and Slavic culture gave rise to unique dialects in cobblestoned villages hugging the Adriatic coast . . . It’s a nuanced and noteworthy depiction of what immigrants leave behind."
—Publishers Weekly

“My Home Somewhere Else is a bildungsroman, or rather a romanzo di formazione, for Amila, who confronts and attempts to come to terms with her feelings for the homeland she left behind . . . Novels about migration often deal not only with the loss of homes, family, and friends but also with the loss of language, which makes them full of opportunities and challenges for translators. Hicks takes full advantage of these openings and rises to these potential pitfalls.”—LA Review of Books

Author Biography

Federica Marzi was born in Trieste, Italy and lives there today, studying foreign languages and writing. Her fiction has appeared in anthologies and magazines in Italy, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. My Home Somewhere Else is her debut novel.

Jim Hicks is editor of the Massachusetts Review. In recent years, he has served as both chair and graduate program director of the Program in Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His translations include short pieces by Italo Calvino, Ananda Devi, Juan José Saer, Izet Sarajlic, and longer works by Erri De Luca. His Lessons from Sarajevo: A War Stories Primer was published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 2013.

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