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'A mature work that looks the theme of evil and violence in the eye.' * <i>Libero</i> * `The dark story of Father Pino's passion and death is a long shriek of grief, but it is not in vain: it is also a hymn to love that becomes beauty.' * Antonia Arslan, author of <i>Skylark Farm</i> *

'Each short chapter of this book is a work of poetic beauty, some showing the transformative power of love and some showing the devastation that hate brings into the world.' * Marjorie's World of Books, blog review * 'What Hell Is Not celebrates resilience in the face of deprivation and the transformative power of small acts of love.' * Fra Noi, Chicago * 'The dark story of Father Pino's passion and death is a long shriek of grief, but it is not in vain: it is also a hymn to love that becomes beauty.' * Antonia Arslan, author of Skylark Farm * 'D'Avenia convincingly conveys the extent of the deprivation and of the reach of the Mafia's influence and control... [He] has a lyrical touch amid the violence and the squalor.' * Herald Scotland * 'Rich in figurative language... [the story is] equally rich in characterization and setting.' * Booklist * 'A mature work that looks the theme of evil and violence in the eye.' * Libero * 'If, like me, you are a fan of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet, I urge you to check out What Hell is Not.' * Literary Hub * 'A beautifully written novel, translated from the Italian, with a heartwarming story... The language soars like a symphony. The notes are in perfect pitch.' * New York Journal of Books *

`A mature work that looks the theme of evil and violence in the eye.' * <i>Libero</i> * `Rich in figurative language... [the story is] equally rich in characterization and setting.' * <i>Booklist</i> * `The dark story of Father Pino's passion and death is a long shriek of grief, but it is not in vain: it is also a hymn to love that becomes beauty.' * Antonia Arslan, author of <i>Skylark Farm</i> *

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Alessandro D’Avenia teaches Ancient Greek, Latin and Literature at a high school in Milan. His debut novel, White as Milk, Red as Blood, was translated into twenty-one languages and turned into a film. Together with his second novel, it spent three years on the Italian fiction top ten bestseller list, selling more than one million copies in Italy alone. What Hell Is Not is his third novel. Jeremy Parzen studied Italian at UCLA. He is a translator, blogger, musician and wine writer. He lives in Houston, Texas.

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