Stefan Zweigwas born in 1881 in Vienna, a member - Pushkin Press

Simona Sparaco was born in Rome,
where she now lives and works. She wrote her first story
at the age of twelve, has studied screenwriting, and
currently writes for Italian television. Her first novel
Lovebook published in 2009, was a bestseller in Italy.
About Time
SiMona SParaCo
Translated from the Italian by
howard CurtiS
Svevo Romano is every woman’s dream turned nightmare.
He may be handsome, affluent, and at the peak of his
career, but he’s also a workaholic by day and a playboy
by night, haunting the trendiest clubs in Rome, relentlessly
womanising and snorting cocaine, trying to overcome a
nagging feeling of pointlessness.
Until, one day, everything changes—his mind starts
playing strange tricks on him and his perception of time
suddenly speeds up. Svevo finds himself in a race against
time, trying desperately to hold on to all the things he once
thought important. Everything seems to be swept away in
this mad whirl, but as his life spirals out of control a woman
comes to his rescue, a woman very different from any other
he has known. When he is with her, the world slows down
as if by magic and life acquires a meaning that seems to
reach beyond time and space.
Publication: SuMMer 2011
ISBN 9781906548902 • 180pp • £10.99
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