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The Minotaur at Calle Lanza Paperback by Zito Madu
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 1953368662
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Belt Publishing
ISBN-10
1953368662
ISBN-13
9781953368669
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20061840559
Product Key Features
Book Title
Minotaur at Calle Lanza
Number of Pages
185 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, Personal Memoirs, General, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Travel, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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"From a small village in Nigeria, to the bustling streets of Venice, via the city of Detroit, Zito Madu's The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is an engaging, even surreal, autobiographical account of travel and the spectacle and fear of the Other. A brilliant debut." --Ben Carrington " The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is stunningly paradoxical. The deeper you wander into the so-called monster's labyrinth, the clearer and more affecting his entrapment becomes. With this debut, Madu masterfully entangles the quietude of the pandemic travelogue with the diasporic memoir without cliché, whose contents are equally candid in their curious introspection and romantic in their sensitivity and pictorial prose." --Zoe Samudzi "This book is mesmerizing. Embedding intimate memories of family and childhood amidst travels through Venice, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is a transfixing meditation on violence, migration, and the terror of transformation. Subtle and penetrating, exquisitely written and deeply imaginative, this book will endure as a timeless story of one man's odyssey." -- Michelle Kuo, *"Difficult to categorize but hauntingly effective. It has no fail-safe audience but will reward whoever picks it up." --David Keymer, Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) "From a small village in Nigeria, to the bustling streets of Venice, via the city of Detroit, Zito Madu's The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is an engaging, even surreal, autobiographical account of travel and the spectacle and fear of the Other. A brilliant debut." --Ben Carrington " The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is stunningly paradoxical. The deeper you wander into the so-called monster's labyrinth, the clearer and more affecting his entrapment becomes. With this debut, Madu masterfully entangles the quietude of the pandemic travelogue with the diasporic memoir without cliché, whose contents are equally candid in their curious introspection and romantic in their sensitivity and pictorial prose." --Zoe Samudzi "This book is mesmerizing. Embedding intimate memories of family and childhood amidst travels through Venice, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is a transfixing meditation on violence, migration, and the terror of transformation. Subtle and penetrating, exquisitely written and deeply imaginative, this book will endure as a timeless story of one man's odyssey." -- Michelle Kuo, "Zito Madu's quiet but mammoth The Minotaur at Calle Lanza beautifully eschews the woe-is-me platter. In an arresting prose style, he draws us through a merciless undulation of migration, paternal violence, class despair, and mental breakdown, while molding these into the stages of an inner reckoning and an expanding awareness of others. . . . This is the most hopeful book I've read in a long while, and Zito Madu is a mighty writer." --Anakana Schofield, Bookpost "Madu takes us on a dazzling ride worthy of not only Borges, but Kafka. His deep bag of tricks holds metaphysical imagery, plainspoken poetry, and trauma-fueled insight." --Apple Books Review *"Difficult to categorize but hauntingly effective. It has no fail-safe audience but will reward whoever picks it up." --David Keymer, Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) "From a small village in Nigeria, to the bustling streets of Venice, via the city of Detroit, Zito Madu's The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is an engaging, even surreal, autobiographical account of travel and the spectacle and fear of the Other. A brilliant debut." --Ben Carrington " The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is stunningly paradoxical. The deeper you wander into the so-called monster's labyrinth, the clearer and more affecting his entrapment becomes. With this debut, Madu masterfully entangles the quietude of the pandemic travelogue with the diasporic memoir without cliché, whose contents are equally candid in their curious introspection and romantic in their sensitivity and pictorial prose." --Zoe Samudzi "This book is mesmerizing. Embedding intimate memories of family and childhood amidst travels through Venice, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is a transfixing meditation on violence, migration, and the terror of transformation. Subtle and penetrating, exquisitely written and deeply imaginative, this book will endure as a timeless story of one man's odyssey." -- Michelle Kuo
Synopsis
Venice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the globe, Zito Madu finds himself in a nearly deserted city, its walls and basilicas humming with strange magic. As he wanders a haunted landscape, we see him twist further into his own past: his family's difficult immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, the sporadic joys of daily life and solitude, his experiences with migration, poverty, foreignness, racism, and his own rage and regret. But as it is with all labyrinths, after finding its center, will he come away unscathed, or will he transform into the gripping, fantastical monstrousness that's out to consume him whole? With nods to Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, this surrealist debut memoir takes us into the labyrinth of memory and the monsters lurking there., In the fall of 2020, as the pandemic raged around the globe, Zito Madu traveled to Venice for a writing fellowship. There, he found a deserted, silent, but still beautiful city, "one of those extraordinarily strange places in the world." As he details his walks through a haunted landscape, we learn about his family's immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, his meditations on race and otherness, the small joys of daily life and solitude, and his own rage and regret. With nods to Calvino and Borges, and reminiscent of Teju Cole, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is an unforgettable travel memoir about the mysterious transformations that may lurk inside us all.
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- .***7 (27)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrived in excellent condition—clean, well-preserved, and exactly as described. The book looks great, no marks or damage and well kept pages. Overall high quality - like new and book is in great shape. Seller clearly takes pride in their inventory. Shipping was quick, packaging was very secure, and the price was unbeatable. Clearly handled with care. I’m excited to dive into it! Highly recommend this seller and will definitely purchase from them again. Very happy …A+ experienceManufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Paperback by E... (#204955310921)
- n***y (190)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI don't like how the product was shipped, the box was completely crushed during shipping and my heart sank a bit because I just knew all of the books were going to be damaged, however, the books being shrink wrapped to a piece of cardboard saved them all and despite what the box looked like (no photos unfortunatly) the books are prestine. Very happy with the collection. Saving seller for future purchases.
- r***i (303)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is a top-notch seller and highly recommended for all book-related purchases. The item was well packaged and promptly arranged for shipping. They described it accurately and honestly, and the item arrived in new, as described condition. The item was new, looked good, and arrived well protected, so the quality was good. The price provided good value considering the item's condition!