The Hummingbird
First edition cover | |
| Author | Sandro Veronesi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il colibrì |
| Translator | Elena Pala |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | La nave di Teseo |
Publication date | 24 October 2019 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 2021 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 366 |
| Awards | Strega Prize (2020) |
| ISBN | 9788834600474 |
| OCLC | 1128033851 |
| 853/.914 | |
| LC Class | PQ4882.E7675 C65 2019 |
The Hummingbird (Italian: Il colibrì) is a 2019 novel by Sandro Veronesi. The novel is presented in fragments with a nonlinear narrative structure and follows the tumultuous life of ophthalmologist Marco Carrera. The novel won the prestigious Strega Prize (2020).