Clash of Civilisations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
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Clash of Civilisations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous
'The author's real subject is the heave and crush of modern, polyglot Rome, and he renders the jabs of everyday speech with such precision that the novel feels exclaimed rather than written.' - The New Yorker
"The author’s real subject is the heave and crush of modern, polyglot Rome, and he renders the jabs of everyday speech with such precision that the novel feels exclaimed rather than written" * The New Yorker *
"An Italian noir-comedy-satire, written by an Algerian, that effectively breaks rules and has a good time doing it." * Shelf Awareness *
"This short but nearly flawless novel offers an intriguing and satisfying blend of crime and literary fiction." * Booklist *
"An Italian noir-comedy-satire, written by an Algerian, that effectively breaks rules and has a good time doing it." * Shelf Awareness *
"This short but nearly flawless novel offers an intriguing and satisfying blend of crime and literary fiction." * Booklist *
Amara Lakhous was born in Algiers in 1970. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers and another in cultural anthropology from the University la Sapienza, Rome. He recently completed a Ph.D. thesis entitled “Living Islam as a Minority.” His first novel, Le cimici e il pirata (Bedbugs and the Pirate), was published in 1999. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, winner of Italy’s prestigious Flaiano prize, is his second novel. He currently resides in New York. Ann Goldstein is one of the most accomplished translators from the Italian working today. Best known for her translations of Elena Ferrante’s oeuvre, she has also brought to Anglo-Saxon readers novels by Primo Levi, Pierpaolo Pasolini, Alessandro Baricco and other classic and contemporary Italian writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787703841 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787703843 |
| Title | Clash of Civilisations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio |
| Author | Amara Lakhous |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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