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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 853.01083556 EAN: 9781904738268 ISBN: 1904738265 Label: Bitter Lemon Press Manufacturer: Bitter Lemon Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 385 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press Studio: Bitter Lemon Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Praise for the authors: "Niccol Ammaniti has written a deft masterpiece without a false note."-Michel Dibdin, Guardian "The Italy of Massimo Carlotto is a different world entirely, a dangerous setting for serious crimes committed by cruel men."-The New York Times "Andrea Camilleri writes with such vigor and wit that he deserves a place alongside Donna Leon, along with the additional advantage of an insider's sense of authenticity."-The Sunday Times "A stunning tour de force from Carlo Lucarelli."-The Sunday Telegraph Italy's best crime writers present nine gripping, often darkly humorous short stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. The mafia is not just Sicilian but also Albanian, Croatian, and Chinese. These new stories are by Niccol Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Massimo Carlotto, Marcello Fois, Carlo Lucarelli, and others. These brilliant tales do not feature psychopathic cannibals or obscure, power-mad sects but ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers, and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money. Italian crime writing is replacing that of Scandinavia as the fastest growing in the genre. The huge success of I'm Not Scared by Niccol Ammaniti followed by the Gabriele Salvatore film of the same name took the United Kingdom and the United States by storm. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series (with seven popular titles in English so far), Carlo Lucarelli's novels Almost Blue and Carte Blanche, and Massimo Carlotto's The Goodbye Kiss are further evidence of this surge. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Dynamite collection of Italian crime stories"Crimini" is a highly intelligent, dark and often very funny collection of short stories by some of Italy's very best crime writers. If you haven't read any of the increasingly available Italian mysteries now in translation and on the American market, this book would be a great introduction to this wealth of clever writing and amazing talent. The opening story in this collection is "You Are My Treasure Chest" by Niccolo Ammaniti and Antonio Manzini, which revolves around a drug-crazed cosmetic ... Read More Rating: - nothing bitter about it...this collection of short stories combines the best of Italian crime fiction with the real sense of place that Italian literature can convey. While enjoying the vagaries of criminal minds, you'll feel you're sitting in the trattoria down the street. Rating: - Best of the best Italian crime fiction short storiesYou'll get your money's worth with this book, which traveled with me and was a welcome companion during airline delays. One of Andrea Camilleri's stories is included, and his Inspector Montalbano mysteries are some of my favorite crime novels. But each of these short stories has its own charm, and if you enjoy the crime fiction genre, this book should entertain you quite well. Rating:  - Excellent Introduction to Modern Italian Crime FictionItalian crime fiction has been gaining a higher profile in the English-reading world in the last five years, and this anthology (originally published in Italy in 2005) showcases all the big names (except Giancarlo Carofiglio), plus a few who've yet to previously appear in English. In his introduction, editor and contributor Giancarlo De Cataldo identifies three themes that unite the nine stories: corruption (financial and moral), foreigners (recent waves of immigrants), and obsession with success and ... Read More 
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