Outsiders - Softcover

Roberto Saviano; The Wu Ming Foundation; Carlo Lucarelli; Valeria Parrella; Piero Colaprico; Simona Vinci

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ISBN 10: 0857052446 ISBN 13: 9780857052445

Publisher: MacLehose Press, 2013

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These stories are linked by common themes of belonging, dislocation and identity, and together they take the pulse of a country in turmoil. In 'The Opposite of Death' Roberto Saviano writes about a town in southern Italy haunted by the war in Afghanistan, where one by one its sons are dying. Carlo Lucarelli ('Ferengi') explores the colonial war in Eritrea through the eyes of a maid working for a sick man who begs her to end his suffering. Piero Colaprico's 'Grade C' is a breathless Milanese crime thriller in miniature, while Valeria Parrella's 'The Prize', set during World War II, reminds us that revenge is a dish best served cold. Contains stories by Roberto Saviano, Carlo Lucarelli, Valeria Parrella, Piero Colaprico, Wu Ming, and Simona Vinci.

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Review:

'A fine collection of short stories' Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph. (Sunday Telegraph)

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In Roberto Saviano's The Other Side of Death, a town in southern Italy is haunted by the war in Afghanistan. In Ferengi, Carlo Lucarelli explores how the actions of a maid become pivotal to the fate of an exploitative colonial family in Eritrea. Valeria Parrella's The Prize reminds us that revenge is a dish best served cold, while Piero Colaprico's Stairway C is a breathless Milanese crime novel in miniature. Grassroots writers' collective Wu Ming show how a cheese-maker can become a hero in American Parmesan, and in Another Kind of Solitude, Simona Vinci suggests that it is only when we are on the outside, or alone, that we find true freedom.

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