The Caravaggio Syndrome

Leyla is a headstrong Brooklyn-born art historian at a prestigious upstate New York college. When she meets...
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Author: Alessandro Giardino
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Language: English
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The Caravaggio Syndrome by Giardino, Alessandro

The Caravaggio Syndrome

€40,21

The Caravaggio Syndrome

€40,21
Author: Alessandro Giardino
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Leyla is a headstrong Brooklyn-born art historian at a prestigious upstate New York college. When she meets feckless young computer technician Pablo at a party, she quickly becomes pregnant with his child. There's only one problem: she can't stand him. And one more problem: her student Michael wants Pablo for himself.

Amid this love triangle, the objects of Leyla and Michael's study take on a life of their own. Trying to learn more about Caravaggio's masterpiece The Seven Works of Mercy, they pore over the journal and prison writings of maverick 17th-century utopian philosopher Tommaso Campanella, which, as if by enchantment, transport them back four centuries to Naples. And while the past and present miraculously converge, Leyla, Michael, and Tommaso embark on a voyage of self-discovery in search of a new life.

In this fusion of historical, queer, and speculative fiction, Alessandro Giardino combines the intellectual playfulness of Umberto Eco with the psychological finesse of Michael Cunningham.


Author: Alessandro Giardino
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 04/12/2024
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.10w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781978839496


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/08/2024

About the Author
ALESSANDRO GIARDINO is Chair & Associate Professor of Italian and Francophone Literature at Saint Lawrence University. Born in Naples, he studied at the University of Bologna, UC Berkeley, and McGill University. He has written extensively about Caravaggio's cultural circles, as well as Italian and French literature.

JOYCE MYERSON has had an extensive career in academic and literary translation. She is the translator of numerous books, including the award-winning The Big Score by Irene Grazzini.


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