Dark Valley, The - Brossura

Varesi, Valerio

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1906694346 ISBN 13: 9781906694340

Casa editrice: MacLehose Press, 2012

Riassunto

It is autumn in Parma. Commissario Soneri decides to escape the city to return to his home village in the Appenines for a much-needed holiday. He plans to spend the time hunting for mushrooms on the wooded slopes of Montelupo. The small and isolated village revolves around the fortunes of the Rodolfi family, salami manufacturers for generations. Its patriarch, the gifted Palmiro, runs a tight ship, but behind the scenes, all is not well: his son, Paride, has other plans for his future. And then all of a sudden the family finds itself in the throes of a financial scandal, with worrying implications for the entire community. Soon afterwards a hiker discovers a decomposing body in the woods. After initial protestations, Soneri soon gives up all hope of a peaceful break. The complicated relationship he uncovers between Rodolfi and his son becomes all the more pertinent when he learns that his own father and Palmiro Ridolfi were once friends.

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Recensione:

'A master storyteller' Barry Forshaw, Independent. (Independent)

'A multi-layered adult thriller about politics, relationships and corruption that will thrill to the very last page' Italia Magazine. (Italia Magazine)

'Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle' Joan Smith, Sunday Times. (Sunday Times)

'Where he raises his game from the common crime ruck, however, is in his almost painterly evocation of wretchedly dark atmosphere and character. He could be the long-lost heir of Caravaggio' The Herald (Glasgow). (Herald (Glasgow))

L'autore:

Valerio Varesi has been the Parma correspondent for La Stampa and La Repubblica. River of Shadows was the first of a series of thrillers featuring Commissario Soneri, now the central figure of one of Italy's most popular television dramas. It was followed in English translation by The Dark Valley, Gold Frankincense and Dust and A Woman Much Missed.

Joseph Farrell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde. His books include a cultural history of Sicily and biographies of Dario Fo and Leonardo Sciascia. He is also a renowned translator from the Italian, whose translations include works by Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Consolo, Dario Fo and Valerio Varesi. He lives in Glasgow.

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• Editore: MacLehose Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1906694346
• ISBN 13: 9781906694340
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272