Susanna Tamaro – författare

Susanna Tamaro’s writing has deeply affected people throughout the world. Though her voice is unique and her stories firmly rooted in her native Italy, the power of her words and her understanding of human lives are universal. In 1994 her novel Follow Your Heart, was published to wide critical acclaim: “Apart from the perfect characterization and compelling narrative, the writing is a joy to savour, leaving you unable to do anything except to read on.”In Rispondimi, Susanna Tamaro has written three beautiful, thematically related novellas set in contemporary Italy. They portray lives shaped by the tyranny of family, the unpredictable consequences of love, and the fragile hope of redemption: a young woman, trapped by circumstance, teeters on the brink of an abyss; a middle-aged widow, consumed by her hatred of her dead husband, glimpses a possibility of salvation; a guilty father seeks renewal in his daughter’s forgiveness.Incisive, insightful, forcefully written, and thoroughly convincing, Rispondimi confirms Susanna Tamaro’s place as an international writer for our age. Readers will not easily forget the haunting power of this new work.From the Hardcover edition.

Marta is raised by her grandmother in her house in Trieste, a safe haven of stories, books and enchantment. She knows that her mother died when she was young, and she believes that her father is a Turkish prince. But, as she grows older and this fairy tale disintegrates, Marta feels only anger towards her grandmother for withholding information about her parents.When her grandmother dies, Marta is alone in the world. One day, in the dusty attic, she finds a box belonging to her mother which may help to uncover her own past. With clues found in her mother's journal and a worn photograph, Marta decides to track down her father, who she believes may still be alive. Feeling the need to escape her grandmother's house, which is populated by secrets, Marta embarks on a journey to Israel, seeking what is left of her mother's family in an attempt to make sense of where she came from.Written as a young woman's narrative addressed to the memory of her grandmother, Listen to My Voice is a poignant coming of age story, and a beautifully crafted meditation on the importance of history and belonging.

Driven by the fear of encroaching death, an elderly woman describes to a write a long letter to her granddaughter, in the shape of a diary. Part love letter and part confession, it is most importantly a bequest from an old woman at last brave enough to acknowledge that she has too long repressed her feelings and submitted to convention. Reliving everything that has happened to her she seeks to remind her granddaughter that the one worthwhile journey in life to the centre of oneself, in search of that original voice we all guard deep inside.

An international bestseller from the author of Follow Your Heart, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.'I kill you in order that I may live. I kill you in order that I may possess. I kill you in order that I may be free of you.' Thus the protagonist Rosa muses on a bitter winter night, alone and confused, as she faces the most difficult decision of her young life. Are we, the characters ask, damned or are we capable of salvation? Can we exist in a world dominated by greed and envy? This is a book about the nature of evil, the struggle to live without fear and the search for love.

THE BOOK: The stories in For Solo Voice, Susanna Tamaro's first book, explore the historical and emotional traumas which lie beneath consciousness and threaten to erupt into everyday life. She exposes with analytical clarity, spectres of our past that abide in us as individuals and as a society, disfiguring our humanity.

INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED LINE DRAWINGSLittle Tiger is not like other tigers. Not content to spend her days alone, roaming the snow forests of Siberia hunting prey, she prefers instead to ponder the ways of the world. One day, eager to discover her own place within it, she sets out on a remarkable journey to discover the secret of life, and to meet the creatures she has heard most about: humans.A moving tale of bravery and spirit, The Tiger and the Acrobat is a celebration of the power of friendship, and a testament to the courage it takes to be true to ourselves.'This book is a beaut.' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You

INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED LINE DRAWINGS Little Tiger is not like other tigers. Not content to spend her days alone, roaming the snow forests of Siberia hunting prey, she prefers instead to ponder the ways of the world. One day, eager to discover her own place within it, she sets out on a remarkable journey to discover the secret of life, and to meet the creatures she has heard most about: humans. A moving tale of bravery and spirit, The Tiger and the Acrobat is a celebration of the power of friendship, and a testament to the courage it takes to be true to ourselves. ''This book is a beaut.'' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You

Eine der fünf Geschichten aus dem Band ›Love‹, über die Federico Fellini sagte: »Authentisch geschriebene, erschreckende Erzählungen, die in der Nähe von Dickens und ›Oliver Twist‹ stehen.«

Deteniéndose en cada una de las catorce estaciones de la cruz de Cristo, la autora habla de fe a una sociedad que parece haber perdido la ruta del Evangelio y rinde su adoración a otros dioses: la masa, el dinero, el poder...Estas páginas, para creyentes y no creyentes, ayudan a entender que "el camino del poder es una autopista que discurre bajo luces de neón, mientras el camino del amor parece más bien un pequeño sendero escondido en el bosque". Su autora revive el gran drama de la historia humana, donde se propone un estilo de vida y una fe que remueve todos los obstáculos.

Un corazón pensante es la historia del camino espiritual de una niña distinta de las demás, que amaba la soledad y se formulaba numerosas preguntas; una niña que buscaba lo sagrado en cada detalle cotidiano, que sabía sorprenderse ante la naturaleza, sus leyes y sus maravillas.Susanna Tamaro sigue así ofreciendo a sus lectores un personalísimo diario de su propia alma, que se lee como una novela y que deja al desnudo, como nunca había hecho hasta ahora, su espiritualidad personalísima, que no sacrifica la realidad al misterio, pero que acoge el misterio en la realidad.