Live Bait - Softcover

"Genovesi's books are a gift for everybody." --"Vanity Fair" (Italy)

"Italian author Genovesi has written a comical novel that...has quiet charms...Fiorenzo, for example, proves the universality of adolescent awkwardness; his sometimes requited love for Tiziana is sweet, Mirko is an especially appealing addition to the cast, and the Tuscan setting is nicely realized." -"Booklist
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"["Live Bait"] is a fine example of contemporary Italian literature and a wonderful book that perfectly captures life in Italy." --"Upcoming4.Me
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"If John Irving had an Italian son, he would be named Fabio Genovesi." --"Schnuss, Das Bonner Stadtmagazin
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"[This novel] recalls the movies of Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, or Mario Monicelli...we find in it the same cocktail of political and social satire, typical Italian self-derision, and deep humanity." --"Livres Hebdo"

"Italian author Genovesi has written a comical novel that...has quiet charms... Fiorenzo, for example, proves the universality of adolescent awkwardness; his sometimes requited love for Tiziana is sweet, Mirko is an especially appealing addition to the cast, and the Tuscan setting is nicely realized." --"Booklist
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"[Live Bait] will open up that part of you that you've been trying to cover with dirt and paper in your attempt at adulthood." --"Three Percent"
"Genovesi's books are a gift for everybody." --"Vanity Fair" (Italy)
"If John Irving had an Italian son, he would be named Fabio Genovesi." --"SchnUss, Das Bonner Stadtmagazin
"
"[This novel] recalls the movies of Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, or Mario Monicelli...we find in it the same cocktail of political and social satire, typical Italian self-derision, and deep humanity." --"Livres Hebdo
"
"["Live Bait"] is a fine example of contemporary Italian literature and a wonderful book that perfectly captures life in Italy." --"Upcoming4.Me"

Italian author Genovesi has written a comical novel that has quiet charms... Fiorenzo, for example, proves the universality of adolescent awkwardness; his sometimes requited love for Tiziana is sweet, Mirko is an especially appealing addition to the cast, and the Tuscan setting is nicely realized. "Booklist
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"[Live Bait] will open up that part of you that you ve been trying to cover with dirt and paper in your attempt at adulthood." "Three Percent"
Genovesi s books are a gift for everybody. "Vanity Fair"(Italy)
If John Irving had an Italian son, he would be named Fabio Genovesi. "Schnuss, Das Bonner Stadtmagazin
"
[This novel] recalls the movies of Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, or Mario Monicelli we find in it the same cocktail of political and social satire, typical Italian self-derision, and deep humanity. "Livres Hebdo
"
["Live Bait"] is a fine example of contemporary Italian literature and a wonderful book that perfectly captures life in Italy. "Upcoming4.Me""

Fabio Genovesi is the author of three novels and is a regular contributor to "Vanity Fair" and "La Lettura," the literary supplement to the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera." He also writes for film and has contributed articles to "Rolling Stone."
Michael F. Moore is a scholar of Italian literature. His previous translations include three novels by Erri De Luca and new trans-lations of "The Drowned and the Saved" by Primo Levi and "Agostino "by Alberto Moravia. He is currently working on a new translation of the nineteenth-century classic "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni."