The City of the Living (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Italienska
Antal sidor
456
Utgivningsdatum
2023-09-07
Förlag
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Översättare
Ann Goldstein
Originalspråk
Italian
Dimensioner
255 x 155 x 40 mm
Vikt
634 g
ISBN
9781787703995
The City of the Living (inbunden)

The City of the Living

A literary chronicle narrating one of the most vicious crimes in recent Roman history

av Nicola Lagioia
Inbunden,  Italienska, 2023-09-07
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For fans of Truman Capote and Emmanuel Carrere "Psychogeography at its most perceptive."Financial Times In March 2016, in an apartment on the outskirts of Rome, two ordinary young men brutally tortured and murdered twenty-two-year-old Luca Varani. News of the seemingly inexplicable crime sent shockwaves across Rome and beyond. After the crime comes to light, Lagioia begins investigating the crime by meeting with the victims family and corresponding with one of the killers. It soon becomes clear, however, that to investigate this crime means to descend into the darkest corners of Rome and of the human psyche. Lagioia leads us through a maze of betrayed expectations, sexual confusion, economic grievances and identity crises to locate the breaking point, the point after which anything is possible. Sharp, hypnotic, devastating, The City of The Living is not just the story of a crime, but of human nature itself: the tension between responsibility and guilt, between the drive to oppress and the desire to be free, between who we are and who we can become.
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This documentary thriller is psychogeography at its most perceptive, an insightful socio-economic analysis of Italy and an attempt to understand what human beings are capable of doing to each other and to themselves. * Anna Aslanyan, Financial Times * "Literature at its best literature that breathes life into the facts of reality." * Domenico Starnone, author of Ties and Trick * "An absorbing study of the banality of evil." * Kirkus Reviews * Make no mistake: this is a novel of modern Rome in all its beauty and flaws, and having its roots in true life makes it even more powerful. I was both transformed and appalled. * Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time * Outlining the decay of the human psyche with a historic city in the background, The City Of The Living builds to a climactic moment. * Buzz Magazine * I dont think its possible to praise this book enough. * CrimeReads * A chilling account of a true crime. it reads like a gripping novel, to the point where youll need to remind yourself that this is a real story. For those who enjoy true crime, crime fiction, or want to learn more about Romes seedier side, The City of the Living will undoubtedly capture your attention. * West Words Reviews * "Reading some books can be an experience as extreme as the story they tell... This is the case with Nicola Lagioias The City of the Living." * La Repubblica * "A magnificent panorama of Rome, dark and rotting." * Domani *

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One of Italy's most critically acclaimed contemporary novelists, Nicola Lagioia has been the recipient of the Volponi, Straniero, and Viareggio awards. In 2015, he won the Strega Prize for Ferocity. He has been a jury member of the Venice Film Festival and is the program director of the Turin Book Fair. Ann Goldstein has translated into English all of Elena Ferrantes books, including The Story of the Lost Child, which was also shortlisted for the Booker International Prize. She has been honoured with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.

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