A hapless Italian lawyer is wrapped up in the mock trial of a mafia
boss in this “rollicking novel”—a “hilarious and touching”
satire of the digital age (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). A
mild-mannered computer engineer has pulled off a seemingly impossible
crime—kidnapping the Neapolitan mafia boss he believes is
responsible for the death of his son. He plans to conduct an impromptu
trial on live television during which he will list the various crimes
of the accused, sentencing him before a captivated national audience
and executing him accordingly. The standoff between law enforcement
officers and the kidnapper quickly escalates into a tragi-comic
reality show. The only hope of a happy ending rests with Vincenzio
Malinconico, Neapolitan lawyer and walking mid-life crisis. Vincenzio
hardly has a reputation for decisiveness, but now is called upon to
resolve this drama with, hopefully, no loss of life—especially his
own. In this hilarious sequel to his Naples Prize–winning novel I
Hadn’t Understood, Diego De Silva revisits the hapless yet
charismatic Vincenzo Malinconico—“the sort of man you marry twice,
and leave both times.”
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ISBN
9781609452445
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Europa Editions
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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