{"product_id":"the-nostalgia-of-the-infinite","title":"The Nostalgia of the Infinite","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Wilson, the orphaned son of Italian immigrants, is a jaded professional living in modern-day Melbourne. He has grown up with a detached interest in his Italian background, filtered through romantic notions of the familyÕs chateau in Rufino, the story of a painting by the surrealist artist Giorgio de Chirico that vanished during the Nazi art thefts of World War II, and the exotic letters from his bohemian cousin Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of these lettersÑalong with a chance encounter with a young woman, GabriellaÑthat changes his ambivalence to intrigue and prompts a search that takes him to Italy. His quest soon becomes a last chance for redemption and rescue for the house at Rufino, for himself and Gabriella, and for his entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eJamesÕs tale is interwoven with episodes from the life of his aunt Caterina in pre- and post-war ItalyÑand the thread that links the parallel stories is de ChiricoÕs most enigmatic painting, The Nostalgia of the Infinite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44221869064353,"sku":"9781483415895","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1yn4m8yg-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1713672501","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nostalgia-of-the-infinite","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}