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Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator at Piazza Vittorio

Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator at Piazza Vittorio

 eBook, Published by Faber Factory   (10 September 2012)

£4.99

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A small culturally mixed community living an apartment building in the center of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbors is murdered. An investigation ensues and as each of the victimÕs neighbors is questioned, the reader is offered an all-access pass into the most colorful neighborhood in contemporary Rome. Each character takes his or her turn center-stage, Ògiving evidence,Ó recounting his or her storyÑthe dramas of emigration, the daily equivocations of immigration, the fears and misunderstandings of a life spent on societyÕs margins, abused by mainstream cultureÕs fears and indifference, preconceptions and insensitivity. What emerges is a touching story that is common to us all, whether we live in Rome or in Los Angeles. This novel is animated by a style that is as colorful as the neighborhood it describes and is characterized by seemingly effortless equipoise that borrows from the cinematic tradition of the Commedia Italiana, as exemplified by directors such as Federico Fellini and Mario Monicelli. At the heart of this bittersweet comedy told with affection and sensitivity is a social reality that we tend to gloss over and a surprisingly exact anthropological analysis of this reality that cannot fail to fascinate.

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