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'A Very Normal Man' is the first English translation of Vincenzo Cerami's first and most famous novel, 'Un borghese piccolo piccolo'. The complex word play of the Italian title is untranslatable in English; it means literally a very little, very middle-class man. Little he may be, but Giovanni Vivaldi, to paraphrase Italo Calvino's words, is a victim who is also a monster. This is a revenge story whose protagonist tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the office for pensions. And with the same detachment.
This classic caught the attention of the greatest figures of the day on the Italian literary scene for its unique amalgam of the storyteller's gifts, its expose of society's subterranean forces, and its black (as well as not so dark) humour.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Very Normal Man is the first English translation of Vincenzo Cerami's first and most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. The complex word play of the Italian title is untranslatable in English; it means literally a very little, very middle-class man. Little he may be, but Giovanni Vivaldi, to paraphrase Italo Calvino's words, is a victim who is also a monster. This is a revenge story whose protagonist tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the office for pensions. And with the same detachment.This classic caught the attention of the greatest figures of the day on the Italian literary scene for its unique amalgam of the storyteller's gifts, its expose of society's subterranean forces, and its black (as well as not so dark) humour. This is the first English translation of Cerami's most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. Giovanni Vivaldi is a victim who is also a monster. In this revenge story he tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the pensions office. And with the same detachment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781743053713
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Very Normal Man is the first English translation of Vincenzo Cerami's first and most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. The complex word play of the Italian title is untranslatable in English; it means literally a very little, very middle-class man. Little he may be, but Giovanni Vivaldi, to paraphrase Italo Calvino's words, is a victim who is also a monster. This is a revenge story whose protagonist tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the office for pensions. And with the same detachment.This classic caught the attention of the greatest figures of the day on the Italian literary scene for its unique amalgam of the storyteller's gifts, its expose of society's subterranean forces, and its black (as well as not so dark) humour. This is the first English translation of Cerami's most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. Giovanni Vivaldi is a victim who is also a monster. In this revenge story he tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the pensions office. And with the same detachment. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781743053713
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Very Normal Man is the first English translation of Vincenzo Cerami's first and most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. The complex word play of the Italian title is untranslatable in English; it means literally a very little, very middle-class man. Little he may be, but Giovanni Vivaldi, to paraphrase Italo Calvino's words, is a victim who is also a monster. This is a revenge story whose protagonist tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the office for pensions. And with the same detachment.This classic caught the attention of the greatest figures of the day on the Italian literary scene for its unique amalgam of the storyteller's gifts, its expose of society's subterranean forces, and its black (as well as not so dark) humour. This is the first English translation of Cerami's most famous novel, Un borghese piccolo piccolo. Giovanni Vivaldi is a victim who is also a monster. In this revenge story he tortures his enemy with the same attention to detail he'd apply to the files he's slogged over for half a lifetime in the pensions office. And with the same detachment. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781743053713
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