Outsiders by Roberto Saviano

Outsiders by Roberto Saviano

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Summary

Six Italians writing from the margins: these stories are linked by common themes of belonging, dislocation and identity, and together they take the pulse of a country in turmoil.

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Outsiders by Roberto Saviano

In Roberto Saviano's The Opposite of Death, a town in southern Italy is haunted by the war in Afghanistan, where one by one its sons are dying. In Ferengi, Carlo Lucarelli explores the Italian settlement of Eritrea a century ago, when the actions of a maid became pivotal to the fate of an exploitative colonial family. Valeria Parrella's The Prize, set in the Italian countryside during the Second World War, reminds us that revenge is a dish best served cold, while Piero Colaprico's Stairway C is a breathless Milanese crime novel in miniature. Grassroots writers' collective Wu Ming show how an Italian cheese-maker can become a hero in American Parmesan, and in Another Kind of Solitude, Simona Vinci suggests that it is only when we are on the outside, or alone, that we find true freedom.
'A fine collection of short stories' Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph* Sunday Telegraph *
Roberto Saviano writes for La Repubblica as well as many newspapers around the world. After the success of Gomorrah, he received several serious death threats that obliged the Italian government to provide him with 24-hour protection. He has been living in hiding since 2006.
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ISBN 13 9781782067818
ISBN 10 1782067817
Title Outsiders
Author Roberto Saviano
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Year published 2014-03-06
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.