Playing for Pizza [Lingua Inglese]: A Novel - Rilegato

Grisham, John

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ISBN 10: 0385525001 ISBN 13: 9780385525008

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2007

Riassunto

Cut from the Cleveland Browns after the worst performance in the history of the NFL, third-stringer Rick Dockery, desperate to play football, is hired by the Panthers of Parma, Italy, to be their starting quarterback and finds himself confronted by the confusing diversity of Italian culture, language, and romance. 850,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Enthralling.” —People

“Score another one for Grisham...This is a fish-out-of-water tale that perfectly suits his strengths as a storyteller.” —USA Today

“A light-hearted story of football, food and love.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Football in Italy? Who knew? Grisham means to have a sweet time with this story of a fallen NFL quarterback. And he does.” —Daily News (New York)

“Delightfully comic...a deeply satisfying story.” —The Boston Globe

“Charming...the author's love letter to Italy.” —Publishers Weekly

L'autore:

Since first publishing A Time to Kill in 1988, Grisham has written one novel a year (his other books are The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, and The Broker) and all of them have become international bestsellers. The Innocent Man (October 2006) marks his first foray into non-fiction.

Grisham lives with his wife Renee and their two children Ty and Shea. The family splits their time between their Victorian home on a farm in Mississippi and a plantation near Charlottesville, VA.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0385525001
• ISBN 13: 9780385525008
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272