{"product_id":"the-sadness-of-antonioni-frank-lentricchia-9781438439129","title":"The Sadness of Antonioni","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American adventure in the Antonioni vein--visually rich and emotionally mysterious.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Mafia murder mystery, part novel of ideas, but most of all a love story, The Sadness of Antonioni follows Hank Morelli, a young assistant professor of film who is obsessed with Antonioni's L'Avventura. As he embarks on an unlikely romance with a Wendy's cashier, he is also drawn into the mystery of his grandfather's underworld connections and tempted by his department chair and his department chair's mysterious girlfriend, Nadia, to take part in a monstrous film project they are planning. Haunted throughout by the terror of time's raw present without exit, The Sadness of Antonioni is an American adventure in the Antonioni vein-visually rich and emotionally mysterious-in which an unlikely young couple navigates the difficult waters of their relationship, each suffering the remnants of a violent past that must be resolved if they hope to stay together. Heartrending and unsparing, yet with a persistent comic vein, this is Frank Lentricchia's seventh and most ambitious and disturbing novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Lentricchia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438439121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438439129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.57w x 0.61d","brand":"Frank Lentricchia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485194268927,"sku":"9781438439129","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a0615bf-3821-47a3-984f-d89442406a31.jpg?v=1778048533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sadness-of-antonioni-frank-lentricchia-9781438439129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}