WINNER of the Città di Lugnano Debut Novel Prize, the Mastercard Debut Novel Prize, and the Bancarella Select Prize
FINALIST for the Rapallo BPER Bank Prize, John Fante Debut Novel prize, and Città di San Salvo Prize

"Tangerinn is the kind of story I hope to encounter more often. In a novel where almost every character is a migrant, changing countries is practically a fact of life. It sounds like being human."--Joumana Khatib, The New York Times Book Review

"Like Latronico's Perfection, Tangerinn is a sort of millennial coming-of-age novel--a story of blooming beyond the social images and pressures that can get confused with a meaningful life."--Asymptote Journal

"Imbued with delicate irony and tremendous psychological and political acumen. Italian literature has been waiting years for a novel like this."--Vincenzo Latronico, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Perfection

"An audaciously delicate tale of transnational resilience, Tangerinn delivers an utterly heart-wrenching story of love and loss across space and time. Reading Anechoum is a balm for many of us generationally restless souls, very much attached to our mobility and independence, while still searching for peace and belonging."--Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming

"This remarkable, brilliantly observant story digs deep into questions of home, identity and belonging with a confidence of prose that showcases Emanuela Anechoum as a writer of enormous talent. A must-read."--Zoe Apostolides, author of The Homecoming

"Stunning... Anechoum shows impressive literary range, gliding seamlessly between moments of intense grief and unexpected humor. This beautifully rendered literary novel will resonate with readers drawn to nuanced explorations of heritage, loss, and finding the courage to embrace one's complete identity."--Booklist

"Early comparisons to Elena Ferrante and Sally Rooney have certainly not hurt the prospects of this debut novel, which centers on the rocky grieving process of a 30-year-old Italian Moroccan woman who returns home from London to the Calabrian coast to face her emotional inheritance after the death of her semi-estranged father."--The New York Times, Most Anticipated Books of January 2026

"An honest, vulnerable story of home, family, and what it means to find your place in the world."--Lit Hub, Most Anticipated Books of 2026

"Propulsive... Anechoum's prose, in Rand's translation, is unassuming yet exquisitely detailed, with keen observations falling thick and fast throughout the novel... An elegy with momentum and teeth."--Kirkus Reviews

"A Londoner returns to her Calabrian hometown after her father's death, seeking closure and emotional clarity... With burnished, penetrating eloquence, the novel Tangerinn explores the entwined complexities of cultural and personal identity."--Foreword Reviews

"The earnest story of an Italian woman exploring her Moroccan roots in the wake of her father's death... Anechoum imbues the narrative with a sense of intimacy... This is worth a look."--Publishers Weekly

"Incandescent."--Rolling Stone

"Compelling."--La Stampa

"Anechoum's debut possesses a depth and beauty of prose that are truly rare."--Il manifesto

"The novel carefully addresses burning issues of dual identity, uprootedness, and religious tensions."--la Repubblica

"One of the novel's most successful aspects is Anechoum's ability to depict emotional bonds through evocative, intimate, and at times poignant details."--Mangrovia

"The reader feels both the weight of absence and the possibility of reinventing oneself."--Il Libraio