The Parrots

The Parrots by Filippo Bologna

A searing satire of the literary world, in which three men fight - to the death? - for a coveted literary prize

Three men are preparing to do battle. Their goal is a prestigious literary prize. And each man will do anything to win it. For the young Beginner, loved by critics more than readers, it means fame. For The Master, old, exhausted, preoccupied with his prostate, it means money. And for The Writer-successful, vain and in his prime-it is a matter of life and death. As the rivals lie, cheat and plot their way to victory, their paths crossing with ex-wives, angry girlfriends, preening publishers and a strange black parrot, the day of the Prize Ceremony takes on a far darker significance than they could have imagined.

Filippo Bologna was born in Tuscany in 1978. He lives in Rome where he works as a writer and screenwriter. His novels The Parrots and How I Lost the War are also published by Pushkin Press.

"With Filippo Bologna's mastery of language, the results are brilliant and amusement is guaranteed." La Repubblica

"A flaying parody of the literary world and its vanities." Il Giornale

This very funny satire about the stuffy little world of literature could be set anywhere.. It's a hoot, written with a shrewd eye for the absurdity of certain literary egos The Times A five-star satire on literary vanity ... A wonderful, surprising novel with a rich payload of emotion behind the caricature Metro Very funny ... lucidly translated -- Lucy Popescu Huffington Post [Bologna's] smart new novel ... [has a] smooth, knowing narrator ... shrewd and precise, often comic, with a cool eye for the truth of these characters -- Daniel Hahn Independent A satire of Swiftian rancour... the parrots of the title act as apt metaphors for the endless churn of appropriation and pastiche that passes for literary originality... Bologna has a gift, preserved in Howard Curtis's crisp translation, for the comically jolting simile -- Nat Segnit TLS A scathing satire about the murky world of Italy's prestigious literary awards... Bologna paints a comically grim picture of a culture of back-stabbing and deceit Financial Times Bologna is a name to watch Guardian Tacks between high literary majesty and good hard slapstick without ever capsizing... scintillating... that rarest of books: a damn decent novel about writers... terrific -- Samuel Ashworth Brooklyn Rail

Filippo Bologna was born in Tuscany in 1978. He lives in Rome where he works as a writer and screenwriter. His debut novel How I Lost the War is also published by Pushkin Press.

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ISBN 13	9781908968197
ISBN 10	1908968192
Title	The Parrots
Author	Filippo Bologna
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pushkin Press
Year published	2013-07-04
Number of pages	288
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