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The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.
The Scent of the Night (2001) is part of the Inspector Salvo Montalbano series. Set in the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàtu, the novel combines crime intrigue with Camilleri's signature humor, social commentary, and vivid depictions of Sicily.
A collection of 41 short stories: the characters act like "automatons" – mechanical, listless, incapable of authentic reaction to life's problems. Modern man alienated, trapped in routine, sex, money and passivity, without will or feelings.
The finale of a powerful saga about female friendship that became the literary hit of the decade. Ferrante's prose is sharp, intimate - like reading a diary of the soul. It reminds us that friendship is war and peace, and the lost girl within us - the key
In "Contempt," screenwriter Riccardo obsessively searches for the reason why his wife Emilia despises and alienates him. In "Agostino," a 13-year-old boy on a summer vacation with his mother experiences a sexual awakening and perceives his mother as a wom
The third novel in the masterfully written Neapolitan tetralogy by one of the most important authors of our time – Elena Ferrante. The story is as intimate as it is lavish and comprehensive… Ferrante spares no one, and this work is a tour de force.