Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Bilingual Edition) [electronic resource] : Bilingual Edition
Amara Lakhous2021
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The immigrant tenants of a building in Rome offer skewed accounts of a murder in
this prize-winning satire by the Algerian-born Italian author (Publishers
Weekly).
Piazza Vittorio is home to a polyglot community of immigrants who have come to
Rome from all over the world. But when a tenant is murdered in the building's
elevator, the delicate balance is thrown into disarray. As each of the victim's
neighbors is questioned by the police, readers are offered an all-access pass
into the most colorful neighborhood in contemporary Rome.
With language as colorful as the neighborhood it describes, each character takes
his or her turn "giving evidence." Their various stories reveal much about the
drama of racial identity and the anxieties of a life spent on society's margins,
but also bring to life the hilarious imbroglios of this melting pot Italian
culture.
"Their frequently wild testimony teases out intriguing psychological and social
insight alongside a playful whodunit pl...
Main title:
Author:
Amara Lakhous, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Europa Editions, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781609457365
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
428464
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |