{"product_id":"the-goldrimmed-spectacles-9780141192154","title":"The GoldRimmed Spectacles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs anti-Semitism spreads across Italy, the Jewish narrator of the tale begins to feel pity for the ostracized doctor, as the fickle nature of a community changing under political forces becomes clear.\u003ci\u003e The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and tragic study of how lives can be destroyed by those we consider our neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingular . . . The town of Ferrara and its inhabitants are realized with an extraordinary clarity * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful new translations . . . Bassani began as a poet, and  McKendrick's redelivery of this taut uncompromising fiction reveals  resonance and generosity -- Ali Smith","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732433842519,"sku":"9780141192154","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141192154.jpg?v=1719996860","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-goldrimmed-spectacles-9780141192154","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}