| Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction Contributor(s): de Cataldo, Giancarlo (Editor), Brown, Andrew (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1904738265 ISBN-13: 9781904738268 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 Annotation: Praise for the authors: "Niccol Ammaniti has written a deft masterpiece without a false note."-Michel Dibdin, "Guardian" "The Italy of Massimo Carlotto is a different world entirely, a dangerous setting for serious crimes committed by cruel men."-"The New York Times" "Andrea Camilleri writes with such vigor and wit that he deserves a place alongside Donna Leon, along with the additional advantage of an insider's sense of authenticity."-"The Sunday Times" "A stunning tour de force from Carlo Lucarelli."-"The Sunday Telegraph" Italy's best crime writers present nine gripping, often darkly humorous short stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. The mafia is not just Sicilian but also Albanian, Croatian, and Chinese. These new stories are by Niccol Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Massimo Carlotto, Marcello Fois, Carlo Lucarelli, and others. These brilliant tales do not feature psychopathic cannibals or obscure, power-mad sects but ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers, and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money. Italian crime writing is replacing that of Scandinavia as the fastest growing in the genre. The huge success of "I'm Not Scared" by Niccol Ammaniti followed by the Gabriele Salvatore film of the same name took the United Kingdom and the United States by storm. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series (with seven popular titles in English so far), Carlo Lucarelli's novels "Almost Blue" and "Carte Blanche," and Massimo Carlotto's "The Goodbye Kiss" are further evidence of this surge. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.08" W x 7.78" (0.67 lbs) 385 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Praise for the authors: "Niccol Ammaniti has written a deft masterpiece without a false note."--Michel Dibdin, Guardian "The Italy of Massimo Carlotto is a different world entirely, a dangerous setting for serious crimes committed by cruel men."--The New York Times "Andrea Camilleri writes with such vigor and wit that he deserves a place alongside Donna Leon, along with the additional advantage of an insider's sense of authenticity."--The Sunday Times "A stunning tour de force from Carlo Lucarelli."--The Sunday Telegraph Italy's best crime writers present nine gripping, often darkly humorous short stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. The mafia is not just Sicilian but also Albanian, Croatian, and Chinese. These new stories are by Niccol Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Massimo Carlotto, Marcello Fois, Carlo Lucarelli, and others. These brilliant tales do not feature psychopathic cannibals or obscure, power-mad sects but ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers, and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money. Italian crime writing is replacing that of Scandinavia as the fastest growing in the genre. The huge success of I'm Not Scared by Niccol Ammaniti followed by the Gabriele Salvatore film of the same name took the United Kingdom and the United States by storm. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series (with seven popular titles in English so far), Carlo Lucarelli's novels Almost Blue and Carte Blanche, and Massimo Carlotto's The Goodbye Kiss are further evidence of this surge. |