The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird
	First edition cover
Author	Sandro Veronesi
Original title	Il colibrì
Translator	Elena Pala
Language	Italian
Publisher	La nave di Teseo
Publication date	24 October 2019
Publication place	Italy
Published in English	2021
Media type	Print
Pages	366
Awards	Strega Prize (2020)
ISBN	9788834600474
OCLC	1128033851
Dewey Decimal	853/.914
LC Class	PQ4882.E7675 C65 2019

The Hummingbird (Italian: Il colibrì) is a 2019 novel by Sandro Veronesi. The novel is presented in fragments with a nonlinear narrative structure and follows the tumultuous life of ophthalmologist Marco Carrera. It won the prestigious Strega Prize (2020).

Reception

In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the novel "cleverly structured like a jigsaw puzzle", writing, "A senseless tragedy, splashes of levity, and unexpected poignancy bring this to a moving conclusion. Veronesi's dark modern chronicle shimmers with intelligence and flashes of pathos."

Kirkus Reviews called it an "intriguing but ultimately disappointing experiment in fictional biography" and criticised Veronesi's depictions of women.

In 2020, the novel won the prestigious Strega Prize. Veronesi previously won the Strega in 2006 for his novel Caos calmo [it]

Film adaptation

The novel has been adapted into a film of the same name by director Francesca Archibugi. The film stars Pierfrancesco Favino as Marco, Bérénice Bejo as Luisa, Kasia Smutniak as Marina and Benedetta Porcaroli as Adele.

References

1 2 "Fiction Book Review: The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi, trans. from the Italian by Elena Pala. HarperVia, $26.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-315855-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
↑ "THE HUMMINGBIRD". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
↑ "Premio Strega, la seconda volta di Sandro Veronesi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
↑ "Lo Strega al Caos Calmo di Veronesi – Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
↑ Crescenti, Yelena (18 June 2021). "Il Colibrì: le prime foto dal set del film di Francesca Archibugi". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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[PW-1] 1 2 "Fiction Book Review: The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi, trans. from the Italian by Elena Pala. HarperVia, $26.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-315855-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[2] "THE HUMMINGBIRD". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[3] "Premio Strega, la seconda volta di Sandro Veronesi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[4] "Lo Strega al Caos Calmo di Veronesi – Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[5] Crescenti, Yelena (18 June 2021). "Il Colibrì: le prime foto dal set del film di Francesca Archibugi". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 February 2022.