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OverviewTime runs slowly in a sleepy Tuscan village once renowned for its thermal baths ... until the arrival of Ottone Gattai, a ruthless businessman who has come to this idyllic countryside to revive the legendary baths as an ultra-modern tourist resort. appalled by the transformation of his beloved birthplace, federico, scion of the landowning Cremona family, decides to take action. When peaceful protest proves ineffective, he and his girlfriend Lea launch a guerilla war against the forces of globalisation. This richly satirical first novel by a brilliant young Italian writer is the story of this strange war. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Filippo Bologna (Author) , Howard Curtis (Translator (FR, IT, SP)) , Roland GerthPublisher: Pushkin Press Imprint: Pushkin Press Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781906548360ISBN 10: 1906548366 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 26 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsHere is life, death, love and destiny, the transitory and the territory, the ancient community and the current destruction, exaltation and defeat, all of which is told with intensity, passion, irony -- Alberto Asor Rosa La Repubblica A thought-provoking and beautiful book -- Enrica Brocardo Vanity Fair A very intriguing novel: internal, poetic, anticonventional and, especially, told with an incredibly promising narrative ambition -- Errico Buonanno Il Riformista Very funny ... Bologna draws a vivid ... picture of village life, with all its affections and petty competitiveness ... a constantly surprising book Independent Bologna manages to make you care, and with only a description of where a character stands or which direction they blew their cigarette smoke California Literary Review Author InformationFilippo Bologna was born in Tuscany in 1978. He lives in Rome where he works as a writer and screenwriter. His novels The Parrots and How I Lost the War are also published by Pushkin Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |