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Availability:In StockContributor:Chiara Stangalino (Editor), Maxim Jakubowski (Editor), Anne Milano Appel (Translator)Series:Akashic NoirPublish date:2009-02-01Pages:236
Language:EnglishPublisher:Akashic BooksISBN-13:9781933354644ISBN-10:193335464XUPC:9781933354644Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, Anthologies (multiple authors)Book Topic:Collections & Anthologies, International Crime & MysterySize:8.20 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWRRSJD74
Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Brand-new stories by: Antonio Scurati, Carlo Lucarelli, Gianrico Carofiglio, Diego De Silva, Giuseppe Genna, Marcello Fois, C.D. Formetta, Enrico Franceschini, Boosta, Francesca Mazzucato, Maxim Jakubowski, Evelina Santangelo, Nicola Lagioia, Tommaso Pincio, Antonio Pascale, and Nicoletta Vallorani.From the introduction by Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski: "According to the legend, Rome owes its origins to a murder-when one brother killed another in order to grab the crown. Since then, there has been a dark tapestry of misdeeds, plots, and assassinations alongside some of the cruelest crimes in the history of mankind, beginning with Nero and Caligula, all through myriad bloody Vatican intrigues, wars by the handful, urban terrorism, and the arcane modern collusions between politics and the Mafia . . .Next time you are visiting Italy, enjoy your tourist pursuits but on occasion pause for a moment and try to see what lies beyond the corner of the alley or street you are walking down, or attempt to imagine what might be happening behind those closed curtains you are passing. But until then, let your imagination take a dip into Rome Noir, and travel the city from its trunk roads to its highways, past the notorious Stazione Termini and the shadow of the iconic Colosseum, and through both the fashionable and sometimes undesirable areas that have inspired our writers."
Language:EnglishPublisher:Akashic BooksISBN-13:9781933354644ISBN-10:193335464XUPC:9781933354644Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, Anthologies (multiple authors)Book Topic:Collections & Anthologies, International Crime & MysterySize:8.20 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCWRRSJD74
Chiara Stangalino worked for many years for one of Italy's leading publishing houses. She is now a freelance festival organiser, responsible amongst other things for the Courmayeur Noir in Festival literary events and Festarch, the Sardinian architecture festival. She has also directed a documentary film about American crime writer Joe R. Lansdale. She lives in Turin, Italy. Maxim Jakubowski is a British editor and writer. Following a long career in book publishing, during which time he was responsible for several major crime imprints, he opened London's specialist mystery bookshop Murder One. He reviews crime-fiction for The Guardian, runs London's Crime Scene Festival, and is a regular at Italian crime events.
Publisher: Akashic Books

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Chiara Stangalino (Editor), Maxim Jakubowski (Editor), Anne Milano Appel (Translator)

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