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      Born Twice

      by Giuseppe Pontiggia
      Published
      Oct 2002
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      When a breach birth leaves Paulo severely disabled, his father, the articulate, unsentimental Professor Frigerio, struggles to come to terms with his son's condition. Face to face with his own limitations, Frigerio confronts the strange way society around him handles Paolo's handicaps and observes his surprising gifts. In spare, deeply affecting episodes, the professor of language explores the nuanced boundaries between "normal" and "disabled" worlds.

      A remarkable memoir of fathering, winner of the 2001 Strega Prize, Italy's most prestigious literary honor, Born Twice is noted Italian author Guiseppe Pontiggia's American debut. Sometimes meditative, often humorous, and always probing, Pontiggia's haunting characters linger and resound long after the book is done.

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      Oct 2003 Vintage ISBN13 9780375727689 ISBN10 037572768X
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      First Edition Oct 2002 Knopf ISBN13 9780375413100 ISBN10 0375413103
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      Dec 2007 Knopf ISBN13 9780307425089 ISBN10 0307425088
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      Dec 2007 Vintage ISBN10 B000XU8EDC
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