Sentimental Economy, Edoardo Nesi
Sentimental Economy, Edoardo Nesi
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Sentimental Economy

Author: Edoardo Nesi, Antony Shugaar

Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini

Unabridged: 4 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2022

Synopsis

From the Strega Prize–winning author of Story of My People comes an astute, multifaceted essay on the seismic shifts of 2020 and how he and people from all walks of life are adapting.Attempting to make sense of the incredible upheaval of 2020—from the devastating impact of COVID-19 to the sudden loss of his father—Edoardo Nesi considers the changing global economy and its effect on our lives. He shares the stories of Alberto Magelli, a small textile entrepreneur; Livia Firth, a prominent advocate for sustainability; Elisa Martelli, a young Sangiovese winemaker; Enrico Giovannini, a leading economist and statistician; Rino Pratesi, a proud butcher from the heart of Tuscany; and more.From the overworked to the unemployed, we’re all grappling with difficult questions about our current disorienting world: Will we ever feel healthy again, and what will it take to regain “normality”? What does progress mean today? Have science and technology let us down? What will the increased prevalence of remote working mean for our cities, and for our lifestyles generally? Deftly weaving together the personal and the economic, Nesi takes us on a fascinating journey to understanding.

About Edoardo Nesi

Edoardo Nesi is a writer, filmmaker, and translator. He has written several novels, one of which, L’età dell’oro, was a finalist for the 2005 Strega Prize and a winner of the Bruno Cavallini Prize. He wrote and directed the film Fughe da fermo, based on his novel of the same name, and has translated David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest into Italian. In 2013 he was elected as a member of the Italian Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies.

About Antony Shugaar

Antony Shugaar’s recent translations include A Pimp’s Notes by Giorgio Faletti, The Nun by Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Bandit Love by Massimo Carlotto, and Sandokan by Nanni Balestrini, for which he received an NEA translation fellowship. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

About Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner of the Audio Publisher Association’s Best Male Narrator Award, a two-time winner of Society of Voice Arts Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federica

“E poi il mondo impazzisce” Tra saggio e inchiesta, dopo Storia della mia gente, Edoardo Nesi scrive un diario dedicato alla collettività, partendo da quelle terre che lui ben conosce, per parlare di economia in un contesto, quello attuale, stravolto dalla pandemia I meccanismi economici sono inevita......more

Goodreads review by Paolo

Edoardo Nesi, con questo libro a metà tra il saggio e l’auto-fiction, ancora una volta si fa interprete di un disagio sociale ed economico. Questa volta il deus ex machina è la pandemia da coronavirus, che, travolgendo tutto e tutti all’improvviso, ha hackerato il sistema su cui si reggevano tante c......more

Goodreads review by Federico

Mosso dalla massima del Guicciardini "De’ futuri contingenti non v’è scienza", di per sé una dichiarazione di impossibilità di risposte definitive cui giungere, il libro è una godibile chiacchierata – con una lingua piacevolmente toscaneggiante – che, alternando riflessioni socio-economiche a pensie......more

Goodreads review by Fabrizio

Bon dai, alla fine l’ho letto. Perché a circa 1/3, non capendo bene quale fosse l’argomento, volevo chiudere e passare ad altro. Non sono del mestiere ma capisco ciò che leggo. È quello che ho letto non l’ho capito molto bene. Anyway, l’ho finito per rispetto allo scrittore che credo animato dalle mig......more

Goodreads review by Paglia89

Peccato, perché le parti dove parla di sè, delle amicizie, del padre non mi dispiacciono affatto. Anche questo modo becero, ma leggermente rileccato con cui le punteggia mi trascina e a volte mi commuove pure. La restante parte, che dovrebbe essere il core del libro, covid e tutto ciò che ne consegu......more

Quotes

“Narrator Edoardo Ballerini elevates this poignant audiobook..His tone befits a work that combines memoir, economic analysis, and speculation…This is an immersive and satisfying listen. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“He laments the changes brought about by unpredictable viruses, giving readers permission to mourn the world that was and reflect on the time when we moved freely, indulged and enjoyed life, and socialized with little understanding of its fragility….Haunting and lovely: Readers will eagerly join Nesi in his remembrances.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Nesi’s perfectly weighted, winding sentences are moving, and his unique perspective—informed by conversations with Italian luminaries as well as trips to Florence or the beach—add beauty to the melancholic tone.” Publishers Weekly

“An intimate account of very recent history and an expansive story of a nation. Only Nesi could enfold fashion, economic theory, and literature into something so lapidary and beautiful.” Ryan Chapman, author of Riots I Have Known

“[An] elegant, witty book about Italy, economics, Covid, and family…Nesi applies Platonic questioning to economic experts, friends, and his personal memories, until past losses and the unknown present absorb us like a good novel.” Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, author of Silence and Silences

“As Italy becomes the first European nation gripped by the pandemic, Nesi picks up his phone and calls old friends…asking them what is going to happen. Their predictions are interwoven with his own amusing and poignant reflections on work, family, and Italian culture as the world around him shifts, at least temporarily, beyond recognition.” James Attlee, author of Under the Rainbow

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
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