{"product_id":"the-minotaur-at-calle-lanza-9781953368669","title":"The Minotaur at Calle Lanza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Books Critics Circle - 2024 Finalist: Autobiography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of Washington Post's 50 most notable non-fiction books of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Minotaur at Calle Lanza\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable travel memoir about the mysterious transformations that may lurk inside us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the globe, Zito Madu finds himself in a nearly deserted city, its walls and basilicas humming with strange magic. As he wanders a haunted landscape, we see him twist further into his own past: his family's difficult immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, the sporadic joys of daily life and solitude, his experiences with migration, poverty, foreignness, racism, and his own rage and regret. But as it is with all labyrinths, after finding its center, will he come away unscathed, or will he transform into the gripping, fantastical monstrousness that's out to consume him whole?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith nods to Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, this surrealist debut memoir takes us into the labyrinth of memory and the monsters lurking there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zito Madu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953368669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZito Madu\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States in 1998. He grew up in Detroit and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. His writing has been published in many publications, including \u003cem\u003ePlough Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVictory Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGQ Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43774226006131,"sku":"9.78195E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4b49ceb2-25c5-4a7f-9096-1747bf5c3a22.jpg?v=1757420693","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-minotaur-at-calle-lanza-9781953368669","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}