At the Wolf's Table (Postorino) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
[E]ngrossing.… [Postorino's] ability to beautifully convey feelings of guilt, shame, love and remorse in a single gesture is a sign that we will be hearing more from her.
Susan Ellingwood - New York Times Book Review


Postorino reconstructs a truly unusual everyday existence in which the rules have changed and there is no room for accommodations…. With literary skill she weaves together historical facts and fiction.
Corriere della Sera (Italy)


Hailed as the new The Reader… the wording is rich, precise. At every twist and turn, the masterfully developed narration avoids predictability and comforting outcomes, up to the surprise ending.
La Repubblica (Italy)


This book―which speaks of love, hunger, survival and remorse―will end up engraved on your heart.
Marie Claire (Italy)


Unsettling and compelling.… At the Wolf’s Table stays with you, and for a long time.
La Repubblica (Italy)


Masterful…A unique story in which every reader will see themselves reflected.
L’Unione Sarda (Italy)


You’ll fly into this novel with your heart in your throat and a constant feeling of identification all the way through to the final, magnificent chapter.
Io Donna (Italy)


Compelling and truly well written.
Huffington Post (Italy)


A necessary book of great power that brings to mind Primo Levi’s The Drowned and the Saved and the finest Italian fiction.
La Riviera (France)


As engaging as a great film.
Vanity Fair (Italy)