Literary work
- romanzo
Author
Publisher
Edizioni E/O
Year
City
Roma
Language
Italiano
ISBN code
978-8876418099
Pages number
129
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Lakhous hybrids the crime novel and the Italian-style comedy to stage the stereotypes and the
racism in contemporary Italy. Amedeo, an Algerian immigrated in Rome and integrated in the
community of Piazza Vittorio, the capital’s multicultural center, is accused of murder. The
polyphonic narration wants to depict the transculturality of contemporary Italy and of cultural
identities. The novel is freely inspired by Gadda’s Pasticciaccio.