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The Prank of the Good Little Virgin of Via Ormea

The Prank of the Good Little Virgin of Via Ormea - Paperback

by Amara Lakhous
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Availability:In StockContributor:Amara Lakhous, Antony Shugaar (Translator)Publish date:2016-05-03Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609453091ISBN-10:1609453093UPC:9781609453091Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC9RS70M1S
A fun and farcical novel, this new whodunit about life in multicultural Italy by Amara Lakhous will delight fans of Lakhous' earlier bestseller, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, and readers of novels such as The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany.

Bittersweet, like any self-respecting Italian comedy, The Prank is a Pirandellian exploration of identity in today's multicultural, polyglot societies. Lakhous draws inspiration from everyday reality, describing his approach to writing as total literature, a term he has adapted from soccer's total football. He plays in attack, describing in this work the realities of an Italy of the future with colorful characters portrayed in limpid but lively prose.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609453091ISBN-10:1609453093UPC:9781609453091Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC9RS70M1S
Amara Lakhous was born in Algiers in 1970. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers and another in cultrual anthropology from the University la Sapienza, Rome. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Europa Editions, 2008) was awarded Italy's prestigious Flaiano Prize and was described by the Seattle Times as a wonderfully offbeat novel.
Publisher: Europa Editions

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Amara Lakhous, Antony Shugaar (Translator)

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Amara Lakhous

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