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Rights sold manca bio manca manca bio manca manca bio manca manca bio manca manca bio manca manca bio manca manca bio manca La vitariflessa Aloia 4. Ernesto FICTION 14. ShayCharka Un interminabileinverno 12. AlexBoschetti La ragazzacheandòall’inferno 10. StefanoBon The Circle 8. DimitarBaševski Letters from aKurd 6. KaeBahar Inferno 26.Mela Hartwig derMüllgeordnet wirdWie 24. IrisHanika Treffen sichzwei 22. IrisHanika Die Königinschweigt 20. LauraFreudenthaler La lunachemiseguiva 18. AminataFofana Bibbia pagana 16. Giorgio Dell’Arti Judissea 42. GharbiM.Mustafa Gli annientatori 40. GianlucaMorozzi Alice senzameraviglie 38. EmanuelaMascherini Ija Mia! 36. OshratKotler Carter 34. AllyKlein Patna Blues 32. AbdullahKhan At theMercy ofMadness 28. IvanD.Kafallo Mordenti Bestselling series feat.Chief 50. Enrico Pandiani The LastSoldier ANTHROPOLOGY|ADVENTURE48. Yinon Nir Le casedelmalcontento 46. SachaNaspini Goes withtheWind What ComeswiththeDust LITERARY bio manca bio bio manca bio bio manca bio bio manca bio bio manca bio bio manca bio bio manca bio Tunué, 2006 manca bio NON-FICTIONFICTION Baio Ivan Italy New New New reality.” it’s paintings, like looks It Renaissance. the of Masters the by field, by field painted, been has it like looks Tuscan countryside “The fields.” the of rectangles lavender gold, green, the on hills, the on roads, white the on woods, the on silk, dark of veils like fall shadows evening “The immortal. to be crave and shadows of land the through travel can who beasts, other and wolves into turn can who men of side dark the about spirits; actually are that beasts wild the and trees the about woods, the of religions the about Atale again. once told is story old an Twilight, In Volterra. of city ancient the about to write Seattle rainy from writer ayoung brought that reasons mysterious and deep the through and Twilight, of settings the Tuscany, through through atrip on us takes author The Tuscany. itinerary through theevocative sceneries ofancient Etruscan mysteriesfortheveryfirsttime.Asuggestive The Twilight sagatiedtothefascinatingthemeof Baio Ivan I SEGRETI DI TWILIGHT DI I SEGRETI THE SECRETS OF TWILIGHT The IllegalImmigrant 76. MohammedUmar Eins imAndern 74. MoniqueSchwitter Il tempodelleciliegie 72. Marco Rovelli La guerrieradagliocchiverdi 70. Marco Rovelli Io, Caterina 68. FrancescaRiarioSforza The IslandThatIsNoMore 66. IdannaPucci The Trials ofMariaBarbella 64. IdannaPucci Homunculus 62. AleksandarProkopiev Trotula 60. PaolaPresciuttini La mannaia 58. PaolaPresciuttini Les Italiens 56. EnricoPandiani Troppo Piombo 54. EnricoPandiani Lezioni ditenebra 52. EnricoPandiani conoscono. Davvero? 50 quadri.Chetutti 80. Lauretta Colonnelli Il circolo elettricodellesirene 89. EmanueleCoco Angela Merkel 78. RobertoBrunelli NON-FICTION The Guardian ofMercy 106. Terence Ward Searching forHassan 102. Terence Ward The Wahhabi Code 98. Terence Ward Perfidi ebrei, fratellimaggiori 96. ElioToaff Change Dark Words of PlusWinds 92. Wolf Schäfer In OtherWords 90. GoenawanMohamad d’Israël Les surprisesdel’economie 86. DanielHaber Storia diadesso 84. Giorgio Dell’Arti filosofico perilpopoloeuropeo Filosofia pertutti.Manifesto 82. Marco DeAngelis all’animo femminile. 50 donne.Ipittoridifronte 81. Lauretta Colonnelli pp. 220 pp. CONTENTS Rights LA VITA RIFLESSA F|5 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italysold MIRRORED LIFE PiemmesoldItaly DAVID & I ItalyBompiani Rizzoli RiseA Student and Kfallill sof H era skingelf but of Ltheives tvon screen., on-Line, Two Friends Start Over Film Again After the Lehman Brothers Crack, Inventing a Social Network in OrlandoWhich N ois O beautifulne Can “ andDisa ppedesirable.ar” Forever Since he was an adolescent, «A work of he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition neither casual nor without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a evident symbolic famousA lost humanity tv programme. can no longer experience relationships entailing connections confrontation and goes in search of passports to eternity. that embrace Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, literature as a the new King will ride success following a script written for him. «Mirrored Life is the book with which Ernesto Aloia delivers the manifesto whole and are But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles of a possible change of direction in personal identity, in a territory where handled artfully and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug by the author, in human intelligence is already sharing its space with an AI, with the not abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd a prose whose so remote – and not so science-fictional – risk of sooner or later being situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable rhythm of which replaced by it. never slackens, past that returns to haunt him. Mirrored Life is an open novel striking for the author’s clear and vivid for a novel in At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live reconstructive ability to bring to life the eternal questions of humankind: a non-invasive broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in “who are we? where do we come from?” to which he adds his personal dystopic vein that an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be touches on the “and where are we going?”, which somehow represents a sinful and Ernesto Aloia consumed just like one of the products he advertises. theme of identity selfish yearning for eternity. There are pages in which the reader must was born in Belluno in the clash delve into hyper-hi-tech language for experts, but it all stillpp. flows156 with in 1965, but has with the digital extreme passion across the story of the long-lost friends – the narrator always lived and world. Topical Marco and the Italian-American Greg Lamberti – reunited by fate after worked in Turin. For questions are over thirty years. Fate is represented by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Minimum Fax he has asked of society “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your a dramatic moment that changed Western financial – and not only – published two short by characters who mouth open” Mauro Marcialis balances. So Greg and Marco are reunited, and Greg’s dream happens story anthologies: do not seem taken Altervista born in Rome in 1972, from a bogus little to coincide with the failure of the bank for which Marco works operating Chi si ricorda di Peter is a senior internal sociology treaties, a few illicit speculations. Times have changed, you have to invent your Szoke? (2003) and revenue officer in a defect of many own future, and Greg’s idea becomes a passport to that future, in Sacra fame dell’oro Reggio Emilia, his of our novels. which, using old software and with the financial help of an enigmatic (2006). For Rizzoli, Ernesto adoptive home town. Here is a good meddler, Danilo Serra, the two old friends bring to life a social network Aloia he has published I contemporary This is his second of the utmost relevance, breaking the patterns and cancelling the moral

LITERARY compagni di fuoco author. It is such novel, after La qualms that have kept human kind away from their very dehumanization and for Minimum a relief to write Strada della Violenza up to now. This “deep acting” social network, Twins, is sold to a large Fax Paesaggio con these words that (Street of Violence tech group, thus becoming the first true eternal projection of human life, Incendio. we fear he is an – Colorado noir, avatar. No, his where each and all can dialogue with themselves through acquaintance The disenchanted Mondadori, 2006). name is Ernesto parameters amplified by the virtual program. It may seem like a tech- mood of some Aloia.» fiction novel, but Aloia’s truly exemplary skill lies in the melancholy and descriptions and the often defeated everyday life through which the various characters roam, widespread sense Alessandro Beretta in a dimension of cautious and fearful passage from a past in which of disillusion could Il Corriere della Sera humanity is still searching for itself, to a future where existence in no evoke the name of longer necessary because – and this is the tragedy unwittingly caused the French Michel FICTION by the social network – people will be able to live beyond themselves. Houellebecq, as The inexplicable suicide of a student is the example of how the discovery well as Jonathan is turning into the very negation of pain and loss, because the girl is still Franzen’s and Don living on a screen that, based on data that is constantly updated, projects DeLillo’s works. her into a future of inexistent gestures, actions, and experiences, which are also somehow true, because nothing can halt the eternalization of a virtual life. Finally a good modern novel, true, inspired, between foggy memories of the 20th century and an artificial, impersonal future that may cancel out the last glimmers of human sentiment.»

Sergio Pent - Tuttolibri, La Stampa

All Rights LETTERS FROM A KURD F|7 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italyavailable Piemme Letters fromDAVID a Kurd &is aI remarkable book about a young Kurdish boyRise growing and fall up of in a Kurdistan king of thein Iraq tv inscreen. the 1980s. Confused by an Film indistinctiveness in his gender in a country and time with a very repressedOrlando is beautifulsexual politics, and desirable. young Marywan Since he struggleswas an adolescent, to find his wayhe has through always a societyused his in perfectconflict body with forhis moneypersonal and identity, for ambition Kurdish identitywithout asany it principle,relates to tillGreater he finally Kurdistan, reaches and the Kurdish “throne” identity of a as anfamous oppressed tv programme. Iraqi minority. Through escapism in his enjoyment ofAccompanied foreign films, by notablyan ambiguous those of companion, Clint Eastwood, his friend he tries Davide, to find somethe new semblance King will ride of life success and love. following War isa ongoingscript written between for him. Iran and Iraq, and regime paranoia strikes repeatedly and tragically But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles Kae Bahar, as Marywan grows up. A captivating and memorable read: The and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug after working as an actor, Kae left Italy for England in raw energy and passion in Kae’s writing is utterly enthralling, and abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd 1993. With a multilingual background, (Italian, English, brings the characters to life so vividly it is as though they are real. Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish) he immediately started working situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable

in London, appearing in many stage productions, diverse past that returns to haunt him. TV dramas and several films. His favourite stage work to At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live date is The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende. broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in Kae’s love for writing resulted in completing three feature an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be film screenplays, entitled Safe Haven, Song Of Freedom consumed just like one of the products he advertises. and Blindfold Shoes as well as many treatments. pp. 156 In 2005. after living in exile for 25 years, Kae travelled back to Kirkuk three times and as a result he produced and directed his 90 minutes feature length documentary film; Return To Kirkuk/ A Year In The Fire. He has also reported “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your and produced several films for Channel 4, BBC, More 4 mouth open” News and Al Jazeera International. Altervista Kae I Am Sami, his first professional fiction short film, was completed at the end of May 2014, and to this date the

Mauro film had over 150 screenings, winning 53 awards in various International Film Festivals, including 28 times for Best Film and Audience Choice Awards and twice as Best Bahar

LITERARY Director. Kae’s next film, A Special Guest was shot in February 2016, ahead of his directorial debut with the feature film, Blindfold Shoes, to be the first Kurdish film in English Marcialis Language targeting the mainstream cinema. No Friends But The Mountains, is his latest feature length documentary film distributed by Journeyman Pictures in 2017. Kae divides his time between Bath and London. He is married with three children. Letters from a Kurd is his first novel. FICTION Rights sold КРУГ F|9 RightsMacedonia sold IO & DAVIDE ItalySlovo THE CIRCLE Piemme DAVID & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film For his works, he has received the highest Macedonian LiteratureOrlando is Awards:beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Racinhe has alwaysAward used his perfect body for money and for ambition Pechalbarskawithout any principle, povelba till he finallyAward reaches the “throne” of a famous tv programme. Vancho Nikoleski Award Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, Novelthe new of King the will Year ride Awardsuccess forfollowing the novel a script The written Well for him. ShortBut the listedpath that for Orlando the International will have to follow Balkanika is full of obstaclesAward and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug Translationabuse, moving Grants in a forcorrupt Macedoniain world, grotesque authors areand given absurd by the Ministrysituations, of existentialCulture of conflicts the Republic and ofa dreadfulMacedonia and unspeakable past that returns to haunt him. Dimitar Baševski (click here for further information) was Director and At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in Editor-in-chief of The Circle by Dimitar Bashevski is a novel about life’s setting. As an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be Kultura Publishing any good novel, the critics say, The Circle has more entrances consumed just like one of the products he advertises. House in Skopje. and more exits. All of them lead outside and turn back. They Currently he is open during the youth and close during the old age…pp. This156 Editor-in-chief of novel-dream by Bashevski is in search of a sense, of a reason, a Slovo Publishing search of a person’s inner order which will translate the confusion House. From 2001 into a consciousness, the chaos and nightmare into a logic “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your to 2006 he was story…Bashevski has created a novel which has all necessary President and now mouth open” predispositions to become a bestseller. This Altervista novel is readable. is Hon. President of interesting, dramatic, rich with contents, styl is unusual, in a the Macedonian PEN harmonious language, psychologically shaded… Centre. Mauro

Dimitar Author of several books, among others: The

LITERARY Sarajanovo Carnation (novel, 1990), The Brother (novel, 2007), The Windows (novel, Baševski Marcialis 2010-2013) and The Master (short stories, 2013). His books have been translated and published in English, Czech,

FICTION Romanian, Greek, Serbian, Albanian, Turkish and Montenegreen. Rights LA RAGAZZA CHE ANDÒ F|11 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italysold ALL’INFERNO PiemmeItaly DAVID & I Castelvecchi THE GIRL WHO WENT TO HELL Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, A magic and brutal novel about female redemption he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Anna is a young woman who leads a serene and satisfying life without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a until her partner, Andrea, dies. Abandoned by relatives and famous tv programme. friends and with two little children to care for, her existence soonAccompanied turns into by a annightmare. ambiguous In companion,a short time hisshe friend must Davide, manage athe difficult new King economic will ride successsituation followingthat leads a toscript further written tightening for him. and inBut a thecrescendo path that of Orlando misery willand have violence to follow Anna is fullfaces of obstacles a situation atand the temptations: limit of madness. fleeting Toone save night herself, stands, she alcohol has toand make drug an extremeabuse, moving choice, in buta corrupt to persuade world, grotesqueher definitely, and isabsurd the discovery ofsituations, a new terrible existential truth conflicts about Andrea’s and a dreadfuldeath. Theand nextunspeakable - and for herpast inevitable that returns descent to haunt into him. hell - becomes an unexpected step Stefano Bon towards heaven. Not only does she reinvent her life discovering has played in a rock At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live thingsbroadcasting, she did thenot fallknow, of all but his gaining delusive an certainties unexpected and, wealth, in she a band as a singer can now afford to astonish those who previously considered her for several years, an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be littleconsumed more thanjust likean insipidone of thelittle products girl with heneither advertises. skills nor talents. then he worked as But the bitterness does not end, other terrible truths surface, a Music Editor for and only when open ends are closed once and for all, pp. a new156 local and national happiness can start. newspapers and magazines. He is a cinema and theatre “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your playwright, he mouth open” Altervista directed two short movies and several theatrical pièce and Mauro Bon he also organises Stefano cultural and literary events. In 2006 Elliot

LITERARY published his first novel Il giorno in cui sono stata uccisa é stato il più bello della Marcialis mia vita. FICTION Rights sold UN INTERMINABILE INVERNO F|13 RightsItaly sold IO & DAVIDE ItalyAlfphaBeta Verlag AN ENDLESS WINTER Piemme DAVID & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film A clever and unsettling noir, An Endless Winter, is playing witOrlandoh psy chis beautifulologica land twi desirable.sts and une Sincearth heed wastrut anhs adolescent,. he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Awithout university any professorprinciple, attill thehe heightfinally ofreaches his career. the Then“throne” the Shadowof a offamous Evil suddenly tv programme. falls on his bright star. A reckoning without fuss starts,Accompanied first of byall anwith ambiguous himself. companion, his friend Davide, the new King will ride success following a script written for him. AlbertBut the Kleimpath that lives Orlando between will Bologna have to follow and New is full York. of obstacles His life is apparentlyand temptations: perfect fleeting and full one of success,night stands, far fromalcohol his andnative drug land Southabuse, Tyrol.moving He in is a ancorrupt academic world, and grotesque a well-known and absurd opinionist in thesituations, most important existential TV conflicts shows. Alland of a adreadful sudden andhis youngestunspeakable son past that returns to haunt him. Alex Boschetti disappears into nothing, without leaving any traces. A long and (1977) has written painfulAt the end descent of his tojourney, the underworld Orlando will will witness, bring him in live into a parallel, scripts for graphic turbulentbroadcasting, and cruelthe fall world. of all his delusive certainties and, in novels, La strage an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be consumed just like one of the products he advertises. di Bologna (Becco Life has reserved him with stripping him of all of his affections. Giallo, 2006) e Albert pushes his life forward with the same desperationpp. 156 as La scomparsa di Sisyphus, and he is more often overwhelmed than he would like. Emanuela Orlandi Without any identity - that of a father, a husband, even a son (Becco Giallo/ as his mother ill with Alzheimer no longer recognizes him – he Fandango 2013), would“…clever seem under to beevery the aspect…his ideal candidate style for leaves the reader’syou with empathy.your Mani Pulite (Becco Butmouth his open” being unhappy, aggressive and irritating is not a natural Altervista Giallo, 2017). He consequence of all of this, but - as he himself admits - something Alex has written also that has always been like this. several short Mauro stories published in anthologies. Albert is thus the ideal candidate to drag himself ever further Un interminabile down. Unable to get hold / have a grip on his existence, to

LITERARY inverno is his first develop new relationships, he gets to the limit of mixing with the novel. scum for a pure feeling of vengeance. Albert is a concentrate of egoisms, the demonstration of how such a feeling generates the most complete inability to understand one’s neighbor and to Marcialis realize that certain feelings and despair are not just ours. Boschetti

The tale accompanies you in the descent to the underworld of a marked man who is no longer able to react. He has a lot in common with other “losers” in literature: they let themselves win by life because they no longer find a motivation. Albert fights in

FICTION search of it: we are spectators and see him debating between his choices and reactions and we cannot help but attend. And his friends, indeed, they will prove to be advocates of his destruction in a way that will leave the reader speechless.

In the background, South Tyrol enchanted but stern, guardian of timeless memories and unmentionable secrets. An ancient land attached to his skin and destiny with the same silent obstinacy of an endless winter.

All Rights JUDISSEA F|15 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italyavailable exceptPiemme Judiss ea isDAVID a story &tha It mingles between humour and sadness, French and RiseHistory and a ndfall P ofre as entking time of sthe, a tvstory screen. for YA as well as for Film adults, in any language. Hebrew Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Judissea is a black and white graphic novel about a young without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a professor, Leon Judkowsky, who specializes in Ancient Cultures famous tv programme. at The University of Cracow. While Germany invades Poland, and mostAccompanied of the Jews by anin Cracow ambiguous are encircledcompanion, in the his Ghetto, friend Davide, one day, whenthe new returning King will from ride successUniversity, following he discovers a script thatwritten his forbeloved him. wifeBut theand path son thatwere Orlando taken away will have by the to Nazis.follow is full of obstacles Beforeand temptations: he even starts fleeting to mourne one night his belovedstands, ones,alcohol Leon and isdrug called byabuse, his uncle, moving a veryin a corruptknown andworld, estimated grotesque Rabbi and whoabsurd decides to sendsituations, his nephew existential to the conflicts forest as and the a leaderdreadful of aand group unspeakable of Yeshiva Shay Charka boyspast that( i.e. returns young todisciples haunt him. who devote their lives to the learning is an Israeli ofAt the endTorah). of hisThe journey, Rabbi wantsOrlando Leon will towitness, take them in live with him and cartoonist. His work tobroadcasting, save their lives the andfall of he all doesn’t his delusive care certaintieswhether they and, come in back appears every week religiousan ending or permeated not. He just with want self-destructive them to come raving, back alive he will and be this is in Israeli magazines, theconsumed task he justassigns like one to the of thesecular products Leon. he advertises. he has published During their journey in the forest, Leon and the young disciplespp. 156 17 graphic novels (two of which have meet their contemporary analogs: the Lotus-Eaters, a gang of been translated partisans completely stoned with forest mushrooms; Cyclope, a into English and one-eyed“…clever under colossus every SS aspect…his officer; style Circe, leaves who lives you with in your an isolated published abroad). domainmouth open” and is involved in witchcraft; the Sirens, a Klezmer band He is a regular whose music attracts the Jews in order to lead Altervista them to a pub full participant in the UN of Nazi officers; Scylla and Carybdis, represented as bombs and Shay project Cartooning explosives; Calypso, a noble Austrian countess who lives alone Mauro for Peace. in a castle on the peak of an Alpine rock and the Phaenicians, a colorful Italian Mafiosi Family with a beautiful Mamma as the Boss. The third part takes us to Italy where the Mamma and her sons help Leon find his way to his future life. Charka

WORLD INK (led by Liza Donnelly)

Marcialis http://worldink.org/author/shayworldink/ GRAPHIC NOVEL

The BBC World (Carol Hills) http://www.theworld.org/category/topics/ cartoons/ http://shaycharka.blogspot.co.il/ FICTION

Cartooning for Peace (Plantu)

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Rights sold BIBBIA PAGANA F|17 RightsItaly sold IO & DAVIDE ItalyClichy PAGAN BIBLE Piemme DAVID & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film An intelligent synthesis, so much needed nowadays more tOrlandohan ever is beautiful- think of and S adesirable.piens by YSinceuval heNo wasah H anar adolescent,ari and the internhe hasa alwaystional usedsucc ehisss perfectit had. body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famous tv programme. Giorgio Dell’Arti’s last work is called Pagan Bible and retells Greek mythologyAccompanied in the by form an ambiguous of a novel. companion,It begins with his the friend Davide, the new King will ride success following a script written for him. Giorgio Dell’Arti lightning given to Zeus by the Cyclops and ends with the escape is a columnist for La But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles of Helen and Paris from Sparta. A tale full of lights and colors came Stampa and was the and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug out, describing a primitive, wild and bellicose society in finalist (shortlisted) abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd of the Viareggio Prize whichsituations, gods existential and men conflictsmingle with and each a dreadful other, fighting and unspeakable and making with The day before love.past thatIt begins returns in toa hauntvery distant him. epoch, where neither grain nor 68. He currently also wine has been discovered and where human sacrifices are still At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live writes for Vanity Fair, practiced in the belief that the victims’ blood is useful for fertilizing broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in Il Sole 24 Ore, he the fields. And it ends with the greatest and most tragic love story an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be conducts the (and adultery). It’s one of those books that can’t help but make consumed just like one of the products he advertises. online magazine you feel smarter for having read it. The idea is that nowadays ever Voce Arancio and more we need intelligent synthesis, think of Sapiens by Yuvalpp. Noah 156 Cinquantamila, Harari and the international success it had. the Italian History website linked to Il «Giorgio Dell’Arti overthrows every scheme and bans every “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your Corriere della Sera. respect, which in his Pagan Bible shatters the elegiac or heroic enchantmentmouth open” of so many fables and gives us his own Genealogy He is the auhor of of the gentle gods, to use the title of the manual written Altervista by The Catalogue of Boccaccio. A difficult navigation in an immense and prominent the Living, Marsilio sea of deities and their innumerable descendants, as the novelist acknowledged, also apologizing for the delay in the

Mauro Editore. investigation and for trying to give meaning to those narratives. Giorgio So in Dell’Arti’s novel, the descendants of Chronos andr Zeus are so plenty and radiate sideways at every pleasant LITERARY occasion, at any strange or possible bizarre fact, provoking and delighting the reader not only with gimmicks and stunts but also with his peculiar style.»

Dell’Arti - Il Sole 24 Ore Marcialis FICTION Rights sold LA LUNA CHE MI SEGUIVA F|19 RightsItaly sold IO & DAVIDE ItalyEinaudi THE MOON THAT FOLLOWED ME TEAPiemme DAVID & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film A Sudanese village on the edge of the forest, between a river andOrlando the is sea, beautiful and aand valley desirable. of red Since earth. he Moussa, was an adolescent, the shaman grandfather,he has always the used real his chief perfect of the body village. for money The prince, and for Saduwa’s ambition father.without Her any mother, principle, one till of he the finally prince’s reaches wives, the who “throne” is sad becauseof a Aminata Fofana shefamous only tv has programme. two daughters, and power is always male. The other was born in Guinea. women of the village. N’koronko, the madman. Kadiatou, the Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, She spent her ‘mother of oracles’. Taore, the warrior. Bubu, the tame monkey, the new King will ride success following a script written for him. childhood immersed in and Bolocologninte, the puppy. Soraya, Foulematou and little tribal life amongst many Niuma,But the pathher sisters. that Orlando Fode andwill haveher other to follow cousins. is full Andof obstacles lastly she, brothers, sisters, step- Saduwa,and temptations: the little fleeting princess, one the night predestined stands, alcohol one, stilland unawaredrug mothers and cousins, thatabuse, she moving has the in apowers, corrupt world,that she grotesque is the chosenand absurd one of the warriors, fishermen and magicsituations, blazon, existential where conflictsthe mysterious and a facesdreadful of herand ancestorsunspeakable are witch doctors, listening engraved.past that returns Who still to hauntlive on, him. in dreams. And who guide Saduwa, to the sounds of the atAt the endhead of ofhis a journey,group of Orlando children, will to witness, face the in livedangers of the immense forest which forest,broadcasting, the river the and fall otherof all hisworlds, delusive in other certainties dimensions. and, in And to surrounded her. When conqueran ending pain permeated and destiny. with self-destructiveThe charm of Saduwa’sraving, he willadventures be still a teenager, she isconsumed surpassed just only like byone another of the products magic, that he advertises.by which the author evokes the village life that moves to the rhythm of sunrise and with her family left the pp. 156 unpolluted life of their sunset, accompanied by the voice of the shaman whose song village and moved to the gives thanks to the dawn and the departing day. outskirts of Conakry, Guinea’s capital. “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with yourpp.240 Soon she left everything mouth open” behind and went to Altervista «...it is increasingly difficult to be surprised when reading a book. We find Europe. In Rome she ourselves admired, amused, disappointed, perhaps sometimes even worked as a model. In exalted, but rarely surprised. And it is precisely this that happens reading

Mauro London she began to The Moon That Followed Me, a fairy tale for adults that alternates, against write songs and soon the backdrop of an Africa swarming with animals and spirits, raw violence Aminata and dreamy poetry. A tribal enchantment which touches silent cords for too recorded her first album LITERARY long, a breath of fresh air in a too stale literary landscape...» The Greatest Dream,

Fofana released worldwide David Frati, Mangialibri by Mercury. While working on this album, «A little girl, her grandfather the shaman, an African village out of time. A Marcialis she collaborated with fairy-tale, a revelation about a world perhaps lost forever, which brings the famous artists like echo of the legends of ancient storytellers wandering from one tribe to Massive Attack, Wyclef another reaching for the first time our heart of Westerners. A novel of charms and terrors where magic works in earnest, and plants and Jean (Fugees) and Craig animals and men are sacred. The adult author brings to life in the form of a Armstrong. During novel the experiences and the point of view of a girl totally immersed in the 2007/2009 she worked African mandingo world, animist and magical. A child who finds herself to as a communication subvert the traditions.» FICTION consultant for the Roma multietnica Italian Ministry of the Environment, She also wrote for main Italian newspapers, such as La Repubblica, L’Unità and took part in various TV programs as a guest author. La luna che mi seguiva is her first novel. Rights sold DIE KÖNIGIN SCHWEIGT F|21 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italy THE QUEEN REMAINS SILENT PiemmeGermany DAVID & I Droschl Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film Winner of the Bremer Literaturpreis 2017 German Paperback Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition btb/Random House This novel retraces, in a remarkable manner, a lifetime in the without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a secluded cosmos of a village from the fragments of memory of famous tv programme. Croatia an old woman. This life’s story is tragic. However, never does this Sandorf Publishers womanAccompanied perceive by itan as ambiguous such – she companion, rather carries his its friend weight Davide, on her shouldersthe new King proudly, will ride like success a »queen«. following a script written for him. Fanny,But the thepath «queen», that Orlando is a womanwill have worn to follow out byis fullfate of whoobstacles spends herand remainingtemptations: years fleeting by herself, one night keeping stands, silent alcohol about and the drug past. Ratherabuse, movingthan filling in a thecorrupt journal world, her grotesquegranddaughter and absurd gave her page bysituations, page with existential the tragedies conflicts ofand her a dreadfulexperience and sheunspeakable leaves it Laura untouchedpast that returns on her to nightstand.haunt him. But in daydreams and sleepless Freudenthaler nightsAt the endshe ofcannot his journey, escape Orlando the memories, will witness, and in so live she sees her was born in 1984 entirebroadcasting, life flash the before fall of her all hiseyes delusive in disturbing certainties images. and, Wein witness in Salzburg. She Fannyan ending throughout permeated all her with life’s self-destructive phases, from raving, her childhood he will be at her studied German parents’consumed farm just in like the one 1930’s of the almost products until herhe advertises.death. language and These fragments of memory tell in dense, clear and touchingpp. 156 literature studies, stills how Fanny turned into an unapproachable, proud woman. Philosophy and This novel is a character painting that bears witness to the young Gender Studies. She author’s profound insight into human nature, her high degree of lives in Vienna. Her sensibility,“…clever under and ultimatelyevery aspect…his her considerable style leaves literary you talent. with your stories Der Schädel Lauramouth Freudenthaler’sopen” fine sense for atmosphere and emotions der Madeleine were Altervista published in 2014. is impressive. Her carefully chosen language and narrative style create a stunning mix of perception, memory and re-living. Laura Mauro «Rarely I have read a first novel which impressed me that much!» - Anna Jeller, Buchhandlung Jeller, Wien LITERARY «A very special book, I could hardly leave it!!» - Gudrun Suchanek, Buch&Boot, Altaussee

«This is really a surprising novel – an important topic, an unusual point of view, a very clear language!» Marcialis - Ute Pukropski, Buchhandlung Libretto, Oldenburg

«What a wonderful voice!» - Susanne Barnsteiner-Bosch, Buchhandlung Lesbar, Weilheim Freudenthaler FICTION F|23 Rights sold IOTREFFEN & DAVIDE SICH ZWEI Italy GermanPiemme DAVID & I Droschl Verlag Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film TWO PEOPLE MEETING German Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Paperback heOver has always 150.000 used hiscopies perfect sold body forin moneyGerman and foralone! ambition btb/Random House without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famousShortlisted tv programme. for the German Bookprize German Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, Audiobook You don’t know where, you don’t know when — but at some Der Audio Verlag the new King will ride success following a script written for him. point love will strike, that’s for sure. In this novel, two people, But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles already well accustomed to single life, are struck completely out German and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug of the blue. He has the most fascinating eyes in the world, and Radioplay abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd NDR her beauty sweeps him off his feet. situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable Film past that returns to haunt him. Adaption AtTreffen the end Sichof his zwei journey, (lit.: Two Orlando People will Meeting)witness, is in a liveromantic novel for TAM TAM FILM broadcasting,adults, a heimat the fallnovel of allset his in Berlin’sdelusive Kreuzberg certainties district. and, in It’s about andesires ending andpermeated anxiety, with about self-destructive the professional raving, life he ofwill a be systems French consumedcoach and just the like fits one of ofa giftedthe products hysteric, he about advertises. self-help sex books, Les Allusifs music, lyrics, classic passages about love, and with a good deal Iris Hanika, born pp. 156 in Wurzburg in 1962, of alcohol and urine therapy thrown in for good measure. Serbian has lived in Berlin Mono&Manjana since 1979. She was Iris Hanika is a sensitive and unerring observer of the emotional a staff writer for Lithuanian “…clevercondition under of herevery contemporaries. aspect…his style The leaves wittiness, you with accuracy your and the Berlin section Mauro Marcialis Gimtasis Zodis mouthelegance open” in her writing demonstrate why this eternal theme in

Iris of the Frankfurter Altervista born in Rome in 1972, literature continues to touch every one of us to this day. Allgemeine Zeitung. Spanish is a senior internal In 2006, she was Salamandra revenue officer in Mauro awarded the Hans pp. 320 Reggio Emilia, his Fallada Prize, in Ukrainian adoptive home town. Dnipro 2008 she was This is his second

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Hanika German Book Prize, Strada della Violenza IG Elias Canetti in 2010 she won the (Street of Violence European Union Danish «And finally I can have fun reading about a successful love, for once, and – Colorado noir, not beneath my level. This has done to me, with her prose, Iris Hanika» Marcialis Prize for Literature Turbine Mondadori, 2006). and in 2011 the prize Jörg Drews, Süddeutsche Zeitung of LiteraTourNord. Romanian Vivaldi

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except Polish and Dutch F|25 RightsRights soldsold IOWIE & DAVIDE DER MÜLL GEORDNET WIRD Italy Piemme DAVID & I Germany Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. DroschlFilm Verlag HOW THE WASTE IS PUT IN ORDER Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Serbia he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Čigoja Štampa Her previous novel Treffen sich zwei sold more withoutthan any150.000 principle, copies till he finally in German reaches alone!the “throne” of a famous tv programme. Arabic US Jury Pick - New Books in German Tanmia Publishers Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, theEU new Prize King For will Literatureride success Winning following Authora script written for him. Ucraina ButThe the translationpath that Orlando of thiswill have novel to followis supported is full of obstacles by “New Dukh i Litera andbooks temptations: in German“ fleeting (Goethe-Institut). one night stands, alcohol and drug abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd situations,This is a existentialnovel about conflicts middle andage, a whendreadful life andis again unspeakable reshuffled. All Rights pastThe that motto returns is “stop to haunt making him. sense”. Antonius tries to cope with a available Atgeneral the end feelingof his journey,of meaninglessness, Orlando will witness, and finally in live decides to only broadcasting,do meaningless the fallthings of all from his nowdelusive on. Thiscertainties is why heand, tidies in rubbish except Polish, Dutch anbins. ending When permeated he does with not getself-destructive an answer to raving, his question he will beif rubbish and Romanian consumedbin care justmight like not one be of athe rather products meaningful he advertises. activity after all, he immediately stops it. Iris Hanika, born pp. 156 in Wurzburg in 1962, has lived in Berlin Renate, on the other hand, would like to disappear from her own since 1979. She was life. She finds it is dull when it is actually quite comfortable. But a staff writer for Backlist “…cleverit does undernot bring every her aspect…his joy. That is style the present,leaves you a hopelesswith your mess. the Berlin section mouth open” Mauro Marcialis Das Eigentliche The past has not been better but seems, in hindsight, neat and

Iris of the Frankfurter Altervista born in Rome in 1972, (The Essential) orderly. Also, Antonius only played a supporting role then. Others Allgemeine Zeitung. is a senior internal have been more active: They fought to occupy a space in their In 2006, she was revenue officer in Germany world or in their business; they chased a missing book that Mauro awarded the Hans Reggio Emilia, his Droschl Verlag seemed to have reappeared; they were in love or not; parents Fallada Prize, in adoptive home town. had been murdered, empires crumbled. A lot was going on at 2008 she was This is his second Moldovia that time. What became of all that? By now, the past is already Editura Cartier SRL LITERARY shortlisted for the novel, after La bigger than the future will be.

Hanika German Book Prize, Strada della Violenza in 2010 she won the Ucraina (Street of Violence European Union Dukh i Litera Wie der Müll geordnet wird is set in today’s capitalistic world, at – Colorado noir, Marcialis Prize for Literature the interface of times and regimes (Berlin 1990). Mondadori, 2006). and in 2011 the prize Just as her novel Treffen sich zwei, we are intrigued by the of LiteraTourNord. serene, and sometimes less serene, interplay of relationships and pairings that Hanika portrays with skill and wit. pp. 304 FICTION F|27 Mela Hartwig, RightsRights soldsold IOINFERNO & DAVIDE Mela Hartwig Spira Italy was born 1893 in Piemme DAVID & I Vienna, Austria- Germany RiseAn and extr falla ordinof a kingary of findthe tv: firstscreen. ever publication! Hungary, as Mela DroschlFilm Verlag Herzl later Hartwig, Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, as a daughter of heIMPRESSIVE, has always used IF hisNOT perfect VERTIGINOUS body for money … INFERNO and for ambition IS LIKE without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a the sociologist All Rights A PRECURSOR OF ELIAS CANETTI’S CROWDS AND Theodor Herzl, who famousPOWER. tv programme. converted in 1895 available Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, from Judaism to the new King will ride success following a script written for him. except German, Vienna 1938. The »Anschluss« of Austria is imminent. It is Catholicism and Polish, Dutch and Buta timethe path of pogroms, that Orlando of opportunists, will have to followof denunciations is full of obstacles and adopted the name Scandinavian andenthusiastic temptations: nazis. fleeting In these one times night ofstands, upheaval alcohol 18-year-old and drug Ursula Theodor Hartwig. abuse,has to moving decide in which a corrupt road world,to follow grotesque – will she and be absurdpart of the She studied at the situations,brutal regime existential or join conflicts the Resistance. and a dreadful Nowhere and can unspeakable she be safe Vienna Conservatory pastanymore, that returns for »soon to haunt all walls him. will have ears and behind every and was active as Atdoor the end someone of his journey,will eavesdrop«. Orlando Ursula’swill witness, in live actress in the years broadcasting,brother is trying the fallto convince of all his delusivehis family certainties to join the and, national in 1917 to 1921 in ansocialists, ending permeated even the teacherswith self-destructive at her painting raving, school he arewill beparty Austria and Berlin. consumedmembers. just In thoselike one dark of thedays products that threaten he advertises. not just Ursula’s She married the but many livelihoods, her boyfriend seems to be the only ray Jewish lawyer pp. 156 of hope. This novel’s breathless prose disconcertingly mirrors Robert Spira in 1928. Ursula’s inner turmoil, her despair and her existential fears. In a literary competition of Between 1946 and 1948 Mela Hartwig, in her London exile, the magazine Die “…cleverpenned under Inferno every which aspect…his has been publishedstyle leaves for you the with first your time LiterarischeMauro Marcialis Welt, mouthonly now,open” 70 years later. It is remarkable how lucidly Hartwig Altervista herborn story in Rome The inCrime 1972, analyses the Nazi era so shortly after the war.

Mela (1927)is a senior was internal awarded andrevenue by the officer mediation in Mauro ofReggio Alfred Emilia, Döblin his «Finally Hartwig’s most important novel has been published. adoptiveand Stefan home Zweig, town. She completed Inferno three years after World War II. Hartwig ThisHartwig is his could second

LITERARY describes the pogrom in November 1938 and the fire of the novel,publish after her Lanovella synagogue with an oppressive intensity.» Stradacollection della Ekstasen Violenza Hartwig (theStreet following of Violence year. –Her Colorado first novel noir, Das

Marcialis Thomas Leitner, Falter Mondadori,Weib ist ein 2006).Nichts was published in 1929. «Inferno is a real discovery. An expressive, almost cinematic After Austria’s piece of literature that gives a silhouette of the time between the Anschluß to the first pogroms and the end of World War II.» German Reich in

FICTION 1938, Mela and her Paul Jandl, NZZ husband emigrated to London, where she met Virginia «Impressive, if not vertiginous … Inferno is like a precursor of Woolf, who gave her Elias Canetti’s Crowds and Power. It is time to acknowledge at a job as a language last Mela Hartwig her condign place in the history of literature.» teacher. There Mela Hartwig Spira died Kathrin Hillgruber, Deutschlandradio in 1967 at the age of 74. F|29 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE RightsItaly Sold AT THE MERCY OF MADNESS NorthPiemme America DAVID & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film Celebrated Hollywood director Ted Kotcheff with a joint OrlandoCanadia nis, Gbeautifulerman, Bandulga desirable.rian production Since he will was st aanrt adolescent,filming next heyea hasr in alwaysEurope used. his perfect body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famous tv programme. WWII historical thriller based on true events never told before. Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, It is the quintessential European story, echoing in scope Doctor the new King will ride success following a script written for him. Zhivago, especially with its tempestuous love story. But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug Moreover, it is the last great untold chapter in the chronology of abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd WWII, of how ALL 50,000 Bulgarian Jews escaped the Nazi death situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable camps. Was it by happenstance or was it by some miracle? Or past that returns to haunt him. was it engineered by a brilliant mastermind who outfoxed and outmanoeuveredAt the end of his journey,Hitler and Orlando his cronies will witness, and, at thein live end, when his cardbroadcasting, was called the he fall paid of all with his delusive his life—death certainties from and, a slow-acting in cobraan ending poison permeated from India! with The self-destructive list of suspects raving, includes he will of becourse Hitlerconsumed and Stalinjust like but one also, of the not products surprisingly, he advertises. Churchill. Running parallel to each other are the true sagas of two families:pp. 156the Royals and the family of the 11-year old Rico whose father Avram Asa while serving in WW I had saved the life of the future King Boris. “Rico” who was until very recently still with us, was the “…clevermuch-admired under Rabbievery aspect…his Haim “Rico” style Asa leaves of Fullerton, you with California! your Mauro Marcialis mouthAgainst open” this tableau of turbulence and impending doom unfolds bornIvan inDemitrius Rome in 1972, the torrid love story of Rico’s cousin, the ravishingly Altervista beautiful isKafallo a senior who internal is Rebeka, a promising concert pianist, and Lazar, a fierce and revenuea Bulgarian-born officer in uncompromising revolutionary on the lam. Rebeka is a woman Mauro Reggiowriting exclusivelyEmilia, his in who is all hot, ardent and unashamed in her exulting desire for adoptiveEnglish, is home also thetown. life and love. She is instantly swept by the passion and poetry of Thisauthor is hisof the second critically Lazar’s vision. To her Lazar looms larger than life, a comet that

LITERARY novel,acclaimed after novels La illuminates the night sky. But to Lazar, love is a petty bourgeois StradaProfane della Chronicles Violenza sentiment and, in time of oppression, an indulgence. If love (andStreet The of Darkly Violence becomes opium, like religion, he contends, then it’s better to LITERARY –Glamorous Colorado noir,Menace . hate, for hatred empowers and love weakens. Years later, with Marcialis Mondadori,His other works 2006). his hands soaked in the blood of many, Lazar comes to realize Kafallo include two novellas, that love proffered is the greatest gift a man can receive from a stage play, short a woman, and that revolution and ideals don't mix with

Ivan Dimitrius story collection, a love in the pallet of life. The novel is pulsing with rich and yeasty book of essays, and characters ranging from simple peasants whose common sense a volume of poetry. tells them that sheltering one of their brethren, be he a Jew or

FICTION He has also written not, is only the right thing to do; to Parliament representatives for the film industry. like Peshev who, against all odds, plunges headlong into the He resides in Los struggle to stop the deportation of the Jews; to pro-Nazi cabinet Angeles. ministers like Filov and Gabrovsky purposely installed by the King, in a deadly game of chess, to “reassure” Hitler of Boris’s “true” intentions; to clerics like Archbishop Kyril who lies across the tracks preventing a trainload of Jews to leave the station; to Liliana Panitza whose hatred for what Commissar Belev plots for the Jews proves deeper than her love for him, and decides to betray him; to Vanga, the blind seeress who forewarns Boris of assassins laying in wait to gun him down.. F|31 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italy RightsPiemme Sold AT THE DAVID MERCY & I OF MADNESS North America Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film OrlandoCelebr isated beautiful Hollywood and desirable. director Since heTed was K otcan adolescent,heff with hea jointhas always Can usedadia hisn, perfect Germ abodyn, B forul moneygaria nand production for ambition withoutwill st anyart principle, filming tillnext he finally year reachesin Europe the .“throne” of a famous tv programme. AccompaniedTed Kotcheff by is an a ambiguousBulgarian-Canadian companion, film his friend and televisionDavide, thedirector new Kingand will producer, ride success known following primarily a script writtenfor his for workhim. on several high-profile British and American television But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles productions such as Armchair Theatre and Law & Order: and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug Special Victims Unit. He has also directed numerous abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd successful films including the seminal Australian classic situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable Wake in Fright, action films such as First Blood and past that returns to haunt him. Uncommon Valor, and comedies like Weekend at Bernie’s, FunAt the with end ofDick his journey,and Jane Orlando, and will Northwitness, Dallas in live Forty. He currentlybroadcasting, resides the fall in ofBeverly all his delusiveHills, California. certainties and, in an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be consumed just like one of the products he advertises. pp. 156 Praise for his previous novel Profane Chronicles

«A metaphor for an extended meditation on freedom as a “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your geographical location, and eros its best expression.» Mauro Marcialis mouth open” bornIvan inDemitrius Rome in 1972, —Brooke Horvath, The Washington Post Altervista isKafallo a senior who internal is revenuea Bulgarian-born officer in

Mauro «A literary love affair… (its prose) graced by an elegance Reggiowriting Emilia, his adoptiveexclusively home in English, town. worthy of an Elizabethan sonnet.» Thisis also is thehis secondauthor of —Publishers Weekly

LITERARY novel,the critically after La Stradaacclaimed della novels Violenza «…(Kafallo) rewards the precipient reader with an (ProfaneStreet of Chronicles Violence LITERARY –and Colorado The Darkly noir, awarness of nuance that lends profundity to the banal, Marcialis Mondadori,Glamorous 2006). elegance to the coarse, precision to the crude, originality Kafallo Menace. His other to the quotidian.« works include two

Ivan Dimitrius novellas, a stage play, —Douglas Stoughton (Western Voices) short story collection, a book of essays, and «Kafallo grabs the baton from Nabokov’s Lolita and runs

FICTION a volume of poetry. the last leg of literary erotica. He tears into the language He has also written for the film industry. and stretches its guts to the breaking point.» He resides in Los —Cork University Review, Ireland Angeles. F|33 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE RightsItaly Sold PATNA BLUES IndiaPiemme & South DAVID & I East Asia PRiseatna andBlue falls will of abe king liked of by the the tv re screen.aders who loved A Suitable Film Juggernaut Books Boy, The Kite Runner, A Fine Balance, The White Tiger, Slumdog Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Millionaire…and the like. he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a Setfamous against tv programme. the backdrop of Babri Mosque demolition by the right-wing Hindu groups in 1992 and its aftermath, the novel, Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, Patna Blues, follows the life of Arif, a boy born in a segregated the new King will ride success following a script written for him. poor Muslim neighbourhood. He works hard to realise his dream ofBut joining the path Indian that Orlando Administrative will have Service to follow until is full a of middle-agedobstacles marriedand temptations: Hindu woman, fleeting Sumitra, one night crosses stands, his alcohol path and and changes drug theabuse, course moving of hisin a lifecorrupt forever. world, Culturally grotesque insightful and absurd with political Abdullah Khan undertones,situations, existential it is actually conflicts three storiesand a dreadful in one. Oneand unspeakableis simply the was born in a village storypast thatof a returnsboy – Arif,to haunt the central him. character, who deals with love, near Motihari, Bihar, lustAt the and end ambitions of his journey, as he Orlando goes through will witness, the painful in live process of India, and he was growingbroadcasting, up. The the second fall of all is hisArif’s delusive story too, certainties but it is and,also inthe story initially educated in ofan a ending Muslim permeated boy in particular, with self-destructive and this flows raving, into a largerhe will narrativebe Madarsa (Islamic ofconsumed being a Muslimjust like inone post-Babari of the products India, hewith advertises. its own challenges Seminary) and Urdu and anxieties. The third is the story of India itself, not thepp. India 156 medium schools. that exists in the cities, but the India of villages and small towns His writings (Short about which not much has been written by the writers writing in stories, essays, English. memoir, book reviews “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your etc.) have also Mauro Marcialis NOTE:mouth In open”July 2018 India took steps to strip four million people of their citizenship, appeared in Brooklyn born in Rome in 1972, the majority of whom are Muslim. Immigrants now fear Altervista deportation and are left Rail (New York), is a senior internal uncertain about their fates. The residents in question moved to Assam in 1971 when Wasafiri (London), Bangladesh was at war with Pakistan. Around 10 million undocumented immigrants revenue officer in from Bangladesh flowed into India at the time, and they soon met intense backlash Mauro The Hindu (India), Reggio Emilia, his from locals. Friday Times adoptive home town. (Pakistan) and The Telegraph This is his second The Daily Star LITERARY novel, after La (Bangladesh) among Strada della Violenza others. Patna Blues «This Patna novel is not just about differences and disappointments, it’s a tribute to

Khan (Street of Violence

LITERARY is his first novel. He Abdullah – Colorado noir, the ’90s.» Marcialis is also a screenwriter Mondadori, 2006). The Scroll and his first movie

in Hindi, Viraam, premiered at Cannes «Patna Blues is steeped in that raw, earthy fragrance of a region that we know and read about in the newspapers mostly for the wrong reasons. And that fragrance makes it Film Festival this year. an enticing read. The commingling of the state of Bihar with the Muslim ethos is a unique experience, never before read and this, perhaps, makes it a precious addition in the line of the new fiction that has emerged in the past few years from regional

FICTION writers.Khan’s novel also has a political slant and every incident of significance of the past few decades has been mentioned here — from Indira Gandhi’s brutal murder, Mandal Commission agitation, Babri Masjid demolition and its aftermath to the 2002 Gujarat riots.» DB Post

«Years ago, a young man from a village near Motihari discovered George Orwell in one of his brother’s books. He was already a bookworm by then, a teenager passionate about the written word with opinions on a wide range of issues. In Animal Farm, one of Orwell’s finest allegorical works, he read that the English author was also born in his Bihar hometown, and from there began the journey of Abdullah Khan, ‘the bumpkin from a village’ who went on to write a book in the English language, as he puts it. » Firstpost F|35 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE RightsItaly Sold CARTER GermanyPiemme DAVID & I Droschl Verlag Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film Carter, the main character, has a way of enchanting the people Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, around her. That is also what she does to this story’s nameless All Rights he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition narrator who is vying for her attention from the first moment but available without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a never really seems to get close enough. That’s because only famous tv programme. except German, Polish, Carter herself decides how close she allows people to get and Dutch and Scandinavian howAccompanied intimate her by relationships an ambiguous to themcompanion, will be. hisHence friend she Davide, creates athe fragile new King network will ride of attractingsuccess following and rejecting a script people, written offor letting him. themBut the approach path that only Orlando to draw will away have again. to follow is full of obstacles Inand extremely temptations: graphic fleeting phrases, one night Ally stands,Klein manages alcohol andto capturedrug evenabuse, the moving slightest in amovement, corrupt world, the grotesquetiniest sensation, and absurd down to the smallestsituations, bodily existential details. conflicts Her language and a dreadful becomes and almostunspeakable tactile, positivelypast that returnsetching toitself haunt into him. the reader’s body. Rarely has a debut novelAt the cast end aof comparable his journey, spellOrlando on thewill reader.witness, in live broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be pp.208 consumed just like one of the products he advertises. pp. 156

Ally Klein «There are books that take your breath, that fill every single muscle with highest born in 1984, studied tension, and that take possession of the reader. Ally Kleins debut novel is definitely philosophy and “…clever under every aspect…his style leavesone ofyou those with stirring your books.» literature.Mauro Marcialis She lives mouth open” andborn works in Rome in Berlin.in 1972, Björn Altervista Hayer, Spiegel Online Carteris a senior is her internal first literaryrevenue publication. officer in «Ally Klein is a debut author with relentless poetic pride. In her first novel, “Carter”, she Mauro Reggio Emilia, his describes characters full of stubbornness» adoptive home town. Ally This is his second Elisabeth Wagner, TAZ

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Klein (Street of Violence LITERARY – Colorado noir, «In this respect, Klein’s work is a poetic force act of reflection about snapshots from Marcialis Mondadori, 2006). a damaged life, a show of strength over the search for people, a highlight of linguistic beauty over the experiences of everyday life, often felt,but never put into words in such a manner which all of us have experienced before in our lives.»

Carsten Leimbach, Cicero FICTION F|37 AllRights Rights sold IOIJA & MIA!DAVIDE Italy availablePiemme DAVID & I except Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film MY CHILD! French and Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Hebrew heA has BE alwaysSTSELLER used INhis IperfectSRAEL body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famous tv programme. Oshrat Kotler, Bulgarian sabra, decided to go in search of her Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, roots, a complex task since her grandparents were no longer the new King will ride success following a script written for him. there and her parents avoided talking about the past, their daily Butsurvival. the path But that Oshrat Orlando did willnot have hesitate, to follow and is after full ofmuch obstacles research, andshe temptations: was able to fleeting reconstruct one nightin a clear,stands, sincere alcohol literary and drugstyle the abuse,moving moving saga ofin threea corrupt generations world, grotesque of strong and authenticabsurd women situations,who embody existential so well conflicts the universality and a dreadful of time. and unspeakable past that returns to haunt him. At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live Three tangled monologues, three generations of women in Tel broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in Aviv of old times, whose life has made them into energetic women, an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be full of sadness, ephemeral joys and a strong, firm, invincible love consumed just like one of the products he advertises. for their children. And between the chapters, this man, Nissim, pp. 156 Oshrat Kotler is an Beka’s husband who left everything for her, the father of Gueoula Israeli journalist, top the rebel and the grandfather of the beautiful pianist, Mia ... news anchor and Under the realistic but dull glance of adoration for his wife , this card player of life, who draws the vagaries of his wife’s life, finds author. Her latest “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your novel Ija Mia was a himself in solitude in old age, drowned in melancholy. Mauro Marcialis mouth open” bestseller in Israel. born in Rome in 1972, Altervista is a senior internal A simple language, told in the present, 1936 and 1999, a language revenue officer in that comes from the heart, a survival that seems for these women Mauro Oshrat Reggio Emilia, his not too serious a fatality since they are strong! A realistic spirit, adoptive home town. a dignity that wins over despair. And then compassion, intensity, This is his second authenticity .... You can feel the pain, the emotions, the love, the Kotler LITERARY novel, after La survival - just like in a movie. 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Mascherini «With great irony Mascherini tells the tragicomic (Castelvecchi, 2009; story of Celeste which can be the story of any Premio Afrodite and thirty - year-old who has to start all over again Premio Livio Paoli after the end of a long relationship, with a precarious job and without a dream 2010 per la Narrativa FICTION and a penny edita), the handbook in her pocket.» Non ci casco più. Donne che amano - Ilaria Bagnati THRILLERNORD troppo, poco e male (Kowalski –Feltrinelli, 2012). Rights sold GLI ANNIENTATORI F|41 RightsItaly sold IO & DAVIDE ItalyTEA THE ANNIHILATORS Piemme DAVID & I RiseBestsellin and fallg Aofut ah kingor: over of the 100.000 tv screen. copies sold in Italy! Film Author translated into German, English and Spanish Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Giulio Maspero, thirty, has two problems that at some point will without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a lead him to meander lost in a forest, between life and death, famous tv programme. Selected Backlist looking for an impossible pyramid: the dream of publishing with aAccompanied great publisher by anand ambiguous beautiful women. companion, An insecure his friend adolescent Davide, whothe new grew King up willon nothingride success but bread following and aStephen script written King, Masperofor him. Butcompensated the path that for Orlando his youthful will have disorders to follow with is full four of obstaclesnovels and anda collection temptations: of countlessfleeting one secret night romanticstands, alcohol relationships. and drug An abuse,opportunist, moving spun in a off,corrupt unable world, to grotesquecommit himself and absurdseriously, he is situations,thrown out existential of their home conflicts by hisand latest a dreadful girl friend and unspeakablebecause she pastfound that in his returns phone to unequivocalhaunt him. messages by the busiest pupil in Ata class the end of creative of his journey, writing. Orlando will witness, in live broadcasting,In disarray, looking the fall forof alla hisplace delusive to complete certainties the and, draft in of his anfifth ending novel permeated - an ambitious with self-destructivework that seems raving, to owe he willso bemuch to consumed22/11/63 -, just he like is tempted one of the by products the indecent he advertises. proposal of a pulp cartoonist leaving for Uruguay: settle in the attic of a dilapidatedpp. 156 condominium one step away from the river, water the plants, take care of good neighborly relations. But there is no trace of green, in an apartment with walls covered with comics forbidden to “…cleverminors, and under the everytenants aspect…his - all related style to eachleaves other, you withall very your warm Gianluca Morozzi mouthwhen it open” comes to formalities - are not willing to leave the new lives in Bologna as guest his living spaces. A TV permanently switched Altervista on in a vacant a full time writer. apartment, an invitation to the patriarch’s ninety-year birthday His novel Blackout celebration and, at night, Rachel’s moans of pleasure - seductive

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Marcialis will soon be a North Manetti Bros, to Alex De La Iglesia, so you could imagine the American production surreal situations, the unthinkable implications, of a grotesque, movie, with the short and spine-chilling comedy. In fact, the dongiovanni writer cooperation of the with his eternally red bank account is acquainted with the black Berlinale) have been of the ancient Malaventi family; and, tied up hands and feet to the extremely successful umpteenth skirt, he finally risks to loose himself. in Italy and abroad. CRIME|THRILLER|NOIR FICTION His latest novels, all «The Italian Irvine Welsh» published by Guanda (Maurispagnol) - La Stampa are Cicatrici, Chi non muore and «For its plot and sense of high tension this Radiomorte, to name new Morozzi’s novel recalls the movie by Pupi a few. Avati, “La casa dalle finestre che ridono”.... an intriguing story, an enjoyable reading that won’t disappoint the thriller fan» - Wired FICTIONLITERARY FICTION

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new F errante ? F|47 F|49 Rights sold IOTHE & LASTDAVIDE SOLDIER ItalyIsrael PiemmeModan Publishing DAVID & I House / Aryeh Nir TheRise Last and Soldier fall of hasa king been of compared the tv screen. by critics with anti-war FilmPublishers works such as Catch-22, All Quiet on the Western Front, Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Johnny Got His Gun, Full Metal Jacket and The Deer Hunter. he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famousEliav Kadosh tv programme. grew up in an unprivileged, peripheral community Accompaniedin Israel in the by1990s. an ambiguous After excelling companion, at the academic his friend screeningDavide, theexam, new the King principal will ride of success the Regional following School a script invites written Kadosh for him. to study at the elitist high school. On his first day of tenth grade, the But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles principal takes Kadosh under his charge, persuading him that and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug just like the students from the region’s affluent towns, he too can abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd be a pilot, a paratrooper or a fighter in the Israeli Special Forces. situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable The exhilarated Kadosh commences his service with pilot past that returns to haunt him. Yinon Nir training – the most prestigious and well regarded at the IDF – but was born in Kefar heAt thequickly end resigns,of his journey, despite Orlando passing will the witness, flight stage. in live He volunteers Saba in 1975; author tobroadcasting, the paratroopers the fall and of isall sent his delusive to undertake certainties basic and,training in for the of three novels and a infantryan ending at apermeated remote military with self-destructivebase. Kadosh’s raving,service he in willthe beinfantry short story collection, formsconsumed the heartjust like of onethe ofnovel. the productsDuring a he period advertises. of nine months, all highly praised. In he undergoes basic and advanced training, participatespp. in156 a addition Yinon has paratroopers’ course and is sent to the front in Lebanon. an extensive and In the second part of the novel, reality is mixed with illusion, diverse professional leading up to the unexpected end. background having “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your Mauroworked Marcialis as a senior mouth open” borninvestment in Rome manager, in 1972, Altervista

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Yinon revenueand as proprietary officer in Mauro Reggiotrader in Emilia, various his adoptiveIsraeli banks home and town. “Yinon Nir’s novel tells the story of an Israeli protagonist’s transformations; and it does so impressively. Reading Yinon Nir’s surprising novel, The Thisinvestment is his second firms as Last Soldier, I could not help but be reminded of The Deer Hunter, LITERARY novel,well as after a software La Michael Cimino’s marvelous film and perhaps the finest depiction of the Stradaengineer della in an Violenza horrors of the Vietnam War.[ …]This is a novel with ongoing and slowly (artificialStreet of intelligence Violence increasing influence, which stays in your consciousness long after you finish –start Colorado up. noir,

Marcialis reading..” Mondadori,His works include: 2006). The Last Soldier – Aharon lapidot, Israel Today. (Modan publishing “The last soldier was inspired by novels house/ Aryeh Nir like Johnny Got His Gun, All Quiet on Publishers, 2015), the Western front and The Good Soldier Unraveled Tales Schweik.”

FICTION (Aryeh Nir Publishers, – Ronen Tal, Yediot Aharonot. 2012), The Blue Period (Keter publishing house, 2003), Berth Was Buried Twice (Modan publishing house, 1998). F|51 RightsRights soldsold IOBESTSELLING & DAVIDE SERIES ItalyItaly PiemmeInstar Libri FEATURINGDAVID & ICHIEF MORDENTI Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. FilmFrance Film Rights sold to IIF - Italian International Èditions Télémaque FilmOrlando. Theis beautiful feature and desirable. film Sincewill be he wasco-produced an adolescent, Livre de Poche byhe has Star always Rocket used his perfectNation body and for moneydirected and for by ambition acclaimedwithout any principle, and tillaward-winning he finally reaches the director “throne” of a Film Rights famousNicolas tv programme. Winding Refn (Drive, Cannes Best sold to IIF Direction Award) Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, Clickthe new hereKing will and ride successRead followingthe news a script on written Variety. for him. But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles andA young temptations: chief of fleeting the police, one nighthead stands, of the alcoholLes italiens and drug team. abuse,Mordenti moving tells his in storiesa corrupt in firstworld, person, grotesque with andan irony absurd that is often situations,a pursuit of existential surreal metaphors,conflicts and which a dreadful remind and us unspeakableof Chandler. pastHis characterthat returns is to tied haunt to him. tradition, the tradition of the French Atroman the endpolicier, of his and journey, also Orlandothat of ‘40s will witness,and ‘50s in noir live movies, but broadcasting,is never a stereotype. the fall of allA hisvery delusive human certainties character, and, a borderline in anpoliceman, ending permeated trapped in with a burocratic self-destructive and political raving, hestructure will be that consumedlimits his freedom just like ofone action of the and products his quest he advertises. for truth. He always finds beauiful – and often as not dangerous or complicated pp. 156 – women on his path, and falls truly in love with them for the duration of the story. His involvment is always sincere, and it often interferes with the investigations. Mordenti, like most human beings, has a dark side to him, that would induce him to “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your Enrico Pandiani violence, revenge and brutality. He sometimes gives in to it, and mouth open” lives in Turin and is a never tries to hide his feelings (reminding us hereAltervista of Izzo’s Fabio book designer. Montale), at least not with the reader, but his drive for justice His novel Les Italiens always prevails in the end. A justice which is not necessarily

Enrico won the Premio the one referred to in the penal code (Mordenti isn’t one of Giallo Belgioioso. those moralizing policemen in American movies), but a sense With Instar Libri of what is right that comes from a profound ethical conviction. he published the His team is like him: Italian origins – hence the name – and not next two books in always rule-abiding, they were put together because of their non- this series, Troppo conventional, creative, way of solving cases. Each member of piombo and Lezioni the team adds something to or balances the traits of their leader. Pandiani di tenebra. CRIME|THRILLER|NOIR FICTION F|53 RightsRights Soldsold IOLEZIONI & DAVIDE DI TENEBRA ItalyItaly InstarPiemme Libri LESSONSDAVID &ON I DARKNESS France Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. ÈditionsFilm Télémaque Livre de Poche OrlandoA Les Italiens is beautiful novel and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Film Rights sold withoutIt’s a bad any evening principle, for till hechief finally Mordenti: reaches hethe feels “throne” sick of at a the to IIF famousrestaurant tv programme. and a few hours later his girlfriend, Martine, Accompanieda photographer, by an is ambiguous killed in front companion, of him byhis anfriend assassin Davide, thewith new her King face will covered ride success with followinga silk scarf. a script written for him. ButFor thethe path policeman that Orlando and willhis haveitaliens to follow it is theis full beginning of obstacles andof a temptations:fierce hunt, fleeting in search one nightof a stands,mysterious alcohol and and cruel drug abuse,woman moving who leavesin a corrupt a trail world, of corpses grotesque behind and absurd her. situations,Mordenti, existential who is being conflicts taken and over a dreadful by an andinsane unspeakable pastdesire that for returns revenge, to haunt is assisted him. in this investigation by Atlieutenant the end of Maëlis his journey, Deslandes, Orlando capablewill witness, and in intriguinglive broadcasting,policewoman, the who fall of tries all his to delusive control certaintiesthe darkness and, inthat is Selected Backlist antormenting ending permeated the chief. with self-destructive raving, he will be consumedFrom the artjust world like one to of the the Shibari, products an he eroticadvertises. bondage technique that appears on all the crime scenes, thepp. 156 investigation moves from Paris to Turin. Having set up a not so easy cooperation with the Italian police, Mordenti and Deslandes arrive in Italy on the heels of a famous “…cleverart forger, under determined every aspect…his to foil the style plans leaves of youa criminal with your Enrico Pandiani mouthorganization open” of art thieves and capture the chief’s Maurolives in MarcialisTurin and is a enemy number one, Madame Satin. Altervista bornbook indesigner. Rome in 1972, isHis a novelsenior Les internal Italiens revenue officer in Enrico Mauro won the Premio pp. 368 ReggioGiallo Belgioioso. Emilia, his “A valuable noir, written with the impertinent tone of a classic.” adoptiveWith Instar home Libri town. This is his second he published the La Stampa LITERARY novel,next two after books La in Stradathis series, della T roppoViolenza “A powerful noir, that flows and skillfully measures out twists in the plot, (Street of Violence investigating piombo and Lezioni di routine and irony. Rough and involving, genre but with style.” Pandiani – Colorado noir,

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French Edition CRIME|THRILLER|NOIR FICTION F|55 RightsRights Soldsold IOTROPPO & DAVIDE PIOMBO Italy ItalyPiemme TOODAVID MUCH & ILEAD Instar Libri Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film It seems that someone has decided to violently kill off all the France Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, female journalists of a famous newspaper in Paris. There are Èditions Télémaque he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition very few clues, no suspects, and too much gossip. This is a job Livre de Poche without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a for Les Italiens. famous tv programme. Amongst fashion shows, suburban fighting and printed paper, Film Rights sold Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, the Italian-French police brigade starts its investigation. They to IIF the new King will ride success following a script written for him. soon discover that to catch the assassin they will have to reconstructBut the path his that story Orlando and findwill have out towhat follow torments is full ofhim, obstacles without knowingand temptations: anything fleeting about him. one They night will stands, have toalcohol search and for drughim, flushabuse, him moving out, usein a corruptall their cunningworld, grotesque and their andbest absurdmethods. situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable The setting is Paris in winter, when everything is slowly but past that returns to haunt him. surely covered in an endless snowfall. Everything is different fromAt the how end itof appears his journey, and OrlandoChief Mordenti will witness, finds inhimself live involved inbroadcasting, a complicated the investigation, fall of all his delusivedistracted certainties by the presence and, in of Nadège,an ending a permeatedbeautiful black with journalist self-destructive who possibly raving, hashe will something be toconsumed hide. just like one of the products he advertises. Selected Backlist Les Italiens are back, with their surly, but romantic, cynical,pp. but 156 soft hearted Chief. And Enrico Pandiani, revelation of Italian noir, is back, too. “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with yourpp. 320 Enrico Pandiani Mauro Marcialis mouth open” lives in Turin and is a “At number 36 of Quai des Orfèvres there’s a group Altervista of policemen of Italian bornbook in designer. Rome in 1972, origins known as les italiens, chosen for their humanity and their fantasy.” isHis a seniornovel Les internal Italiens - Il Venerdì di Repubblica revenue officer in “A powerful noir, that flows and skillfully measures out twists in the plot,

Mauro won the Premio Reggio Emilia, his investigating Giallo Belgioioso. routine and irony. Rough and involving, genre but with style.” Enrico adoptiveWith Instar home Libri town. Thishe published is his second the Io donna - La Repubblica LITERARY novel,next two after books La in Stradathis series, della Troppo Violenza (piomboStreet of and Violence Lezioni di – Colorado noir,

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French Edition CRIME|THRILLER|NOIR FICTION F|57 RightsRights Soldsold IOLES & ITALIENSDAVIDE ItalyItaly InstarPiemme Libri DAVID & I RiseA hail andof bullets fall of shot a king through of the the tvwindow screen. destroys the Paris FranceFilm Criminal Brigade, killing and wounding many of the people Èditions Télémaque inside.Orlando Three is beautiful policemen and desirable.and a woman Since lie heon wasthe flooran adolescent, in a puddlehe has alwaysof blood. used The his “Les perfect italiens” body squad for money is depleted and for even ambition beforewithout the any investigation principle, till has he finallybegun. reaches The chief the of “throne” the squad, of aa Film Rights sold disenchantedfamous tv programme. and slightly indolent policeman, together with his to IIF Accompaniedflic of Italian origins, by an isambiguous soon caught companion, up in fierce his friend man-hunt. Davide, He is theforced new to King escape will ridethrough success a sundrenched following a Paris,script huntedwritten downfor him. by a group of merciless killers who won’t stop until they’ve caught But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles him and the beautiful transsexual painter whom he’s been and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug stuck with protecting. Despite himself, and amongst quarrels abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd and a fair amount of discontent, he must protect and save this situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable surprising young woman. A terrible journey that leads them to past that returns to haunt him. slowly know each other, bringing them closer, changing their perspectiveAt the end of and his challengingjourney, Orlando their convictions.will witness, in live broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be consumed just like one of the products he advertises. pp. 264 Selected Backlist “Maybe these tough and pure tender hearted cops, indomitable scoundrelspp. 156 like we Italians tend to be, don’t really exist. And maybe Pandiani’s Paris is just fantasy. But it’s a nice fantasy. A breath of fresh air in the dear, old noir genre.”

Giancarlo De Cataldo, Bestselling crime novelist, “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your Enrico Pandiani author of Romanzo criminale Mauro Marcialis mouth open” lives in Turin and is a Altervista bornbook indesigner. Rome in 1972, isHis a novelsenior Les internal Italiens revenue officer in

Mauro won the Premio ReggioGiallo Belgioioso. Emilia, his Enrico adoptiveWith Instar home Libri town. Thishe published is his second the LITERARY novel,next two after books La in French Edition Stradathis series, della Troppo Violenza (piomboStreet of and Violence Lezioni di – Colorado noir,

Marcialis tenebra. Mondadori, 2006). Pandiani CRIME|THRILLER|NOIR FICTION F|59 Rights sold IOLA &MANNAIA DAVIDE Italy PiemmeOdoya - Meridiano THEDAVID CLEAVER & I Zero Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film OrlandoThis is the is beautiful disturbing and desirable.yet fascinating Since he story was ofan one adolescent, family’s struggle with the plague but also a novel about German Editions he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition withoutbutchering any principle, animals tilland he eatingfinally reaches meat, aboutthe “throne” old and of a famousmodern tv plagues programme. on the backdrop of medieval Florence Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, theAfter new Boccaccio’s King will ride Decameron success following, The Cleaver a script is written the only for Italianhim. workBut the of pathfiction that about Orlando the willPlague have in toFlorence follow isin full1348. of obstacles and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug Aabuse, story movingof blood, in soa corrupt much blood, world, and grotesque love, real and love, absurd and, forgiveness,situations, existential revery, wit, conflicts despair and and a passiondreadful scrolling and unspeakable page after pagepast that like returnsa runaway to haunt train, him.never losing the rhythm. It’sAt the a story, end ofa wonderfulhis journey, story, Orlando where will the witness, meticulous in live reconstructionbroadcasting, the of timefall of is all only his functional delusive certainties to the narrative, and, in never givingan ending anything permeated to the writer’swith self-destructive cultural self-satisfaction, raving, he will but be who remainsconsumed always just likefocused one of and the close products to the he characters advertises. and their travails while around them the plague overflows Florencepp. like 156 a hurricane, with direct narrative mastery, strong and full of ideas from the best writers of historical fiction. It will appeal very much to those who like the first Ken Follett of“…clever The Pillars under of everythe Earth aspect…his and even style the novelsleaves byyou Victor with yourHugo PaolaMauro MarcialisPresciuttini withmouth their open” beautiful, carnal characters moving around in cities Altervista hasborn written in Rome several in 1972, that become characters themselves in stories which are novels:is a senior Occhi internal di continuously moving forward and touching the reader with Paola grano,revenue with officer a forward in visceral chills in his guts. Mauro byReggio Dacia Emilia, Maraini, his publishedadoptive home in Germany town. byThis Fischer is his secondVerlag, Nonnovel, dire after il mio La nome, ComparseStrada della (winner Violenza of(Street the San of Violence Pellegrino «I always read historical novels, but it was from the times of Award)– Colorado and noir,Il ragazzo Marcialis Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth that I did not read anything so orchideaMondadori,. Trotula 2006). epic and powerful. Yes, powerful. Of a thrilling and evocative is also published narrative power. And without the pedantry and the display of in Germany by btb/ Presciuttini useless historical details which almost always make historical Random House Deutschland and La novels hard to read.» mannaia is her latest HISTORICAL NOVELS

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pp.230 “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your PaolaMauro MarcialisPresciuttini mouth open” Altervista hasborn written in Rome several in 1972, novels:is a senior Occhi internal di Paola grano,revenue with officer a forward in Mauro byReggio Dacia Emilia, Maraini, his To homage Trotula, Paola Presciuttini publishedadoptive home in Germany town. concentrated on creating credible byThis Fischer is his secondVerlag, backdrops, actions and thoughts, on novel, after La plausibility. Without being pedantic, Non dire il mio nome, she filters everything through the ComparseStrada della (winner Violenza underlying passion that is her powerful of(Street the San of Violence Pellegrino trademark. As always the presence Award)– Colorado and noir,Il ragazzo of the body is very strong. Not only Marcialis Mondadori, 2006). in a physical form, but above all as a orchidea. Trotula is threshold between being and reality, her latest novel, also an often impassable boundary that published in Germany Trotula determinedly stretches or Presciuttini by btb/Random House breaks down, in the name of equality and respect. Deutschland.

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La Repubblica F|63 Rights sold IOCOVECULEC & DAVIDE Italy SerbiaPiemme HOMUNCULUSDAVID & I - FAIRYTALES FROM THE Coveculjak, Rise andLEFT fall of POCKET a king of the tv screen. FilmGeopoetika Poland Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, Maly czlowiek, he 2012has always Winner used ofhis theperfect prestigious body for money Balkanika and for ambition Prize Toczka without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a UK famous tv programme. Istros Books A postmodern novel made up of fairy tales for Croatia Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend grownups.Davide, Fraktura the new King will ride success following a script written for him. Turkey But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles Pinhan and“This temptations: fairy tale fleeting should one notnight be stands, told alcoholto bashful and druglovers” abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd situations,Homunculus existential is a collectionconflicts andof sixteen a dreadful fairy andtales unspeakable for adults. The past thatauthor returns has to largelyhaunt him.retained the classical fairy-tale structure At the withend itsof hiselements journey, of Orlandosurprise willand witness, the constant in live intertwining of broadcasting,the real andthe fallunreal, of all but his transcendsdelusive certainties the sugar-sweet and, in endings Author an endingwe are permeated familiar with. with Along self-destructive with typical raving, fairy-tale he featureswill be such translated in: consumedas the just interplay like one of of humans the products and animals, he advertises. he presents us with a wide range of more “mature” themes – the erotic, the tragic, pp. 156 French feelings of alienation, etc. – set amidst dichotomies on an adult Italian wavelength: mythical vs urban, banality vs wisdom, as well as English issues of guilt and longing. “Tom Thumb” struggles with an Polish “…cleveroedipal under bond every with aspect…his his mother, “Thestyle Huntsman”leaves you with is told your from the Aleksandar perspective of the hunter sent out to kill Snow White. All of the Mauro Marcialis German mouth open” Prokopiev, stories have an interesting twist which makes them an exciting born in Rome in 1972, Bulgarian Altervista born in 1953 Serbian read. inis aSkopje, senior internalis a revenue officer in Croatian Rather than focussing on “the moral of the story”, each piece Mauro Macedonian writer, begins with a sometimes quirky recommendation, e.g. “This essayistReggio Emilia, and a his Slovenian adoptive home town. fairy tale is told to budding artists” or “This fairy tale should former member not be told to bashful lovers”, often with tongue-in-cheek. Wry ofThis the is eminenthis second LITERARY novel, after La humour is a hallmark of all these stories.pp. 158 Aleksandar Yugoslav rock bandStrada Idoli. della He Violenza has (Street of Violence «As a good vintage wine, with each short worked for several story Prokopiev’s collection unravels an – Colorado noir, Marcialis domestic and foreign array of flavors of his literary dish. Identifying magazinesMondadori, and2006). has with a postmodernist perception of culture Prokopiev written screenplays and literature, the lecturer from Skopje reaches for the most interesting pieces of for film, theatre, tv folk culture and transforms them to create a shows, radio dramas totally modern blend of myths tailored to the and comic books. human condition of the 21st century. Elusive He is author of and tangible, multi-textual and uniform, the stories balance on the boundary of two FICTION several short stories worlds—the common fantastic and the collections and unreal mundane. » two novels, The TURKISH EDITION Peeper (which won - Future Fire Reviews the Macedonian literature prize Prozni majstori) and Homunkulus, awarded with international award Balkanika. Rights sold THE TRIALS OF MARIA BARBELLAF|65 RightsItaly sold IO & DAVIDE ItalyLonganesi, LEF Idanna Pucci Piemme THE TRUE DAVID STORY OF& I A 19TH CENTURY CRIME OF PASSION US+Northamerica Since leaving her Italian Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. ancestral home in Florence, FilmFourWallsEight The true story of Cora Slocomb, who shocked New York’s Gilded Age Idanna pursued her interest in Windows Orlandoby launching is beautiful the first andnation-wide desirable. campaign Since againsthe was the an death adolescent, penalty in Vintage 1895 to save a twenty year-old Italian immigrant from execution--the first diverse cultures through far- hewoman has sentencedalways used to the his electric perfect chair. body for money and for ambition flung travels. First she worked Spain Whenwithout an any Italian principle, seamstress till he finallyMaria Barbella,reaches thewas “throne” tried, convicted, of a in New York for her uncle, Lumen Editorial, andfamous sentenced tv programme. to die for the murder of her former lover, a man Emilio Pucci, when his designs rights reverted Accompaniedwho had raped by and an ambiguousabandoned companion, her, she found his friend an unlikely Davide, ally ushered vibrant colors into thein Cora new King Slocomb, will ride Countess success following de Brazza, a script who written starts for the him. first fashion. France campaign against the death penalty to save Maria from the newly But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles She later settled in Indonesia Editions Intervalles, invented electric chair. Domenico Cataldo, an Italian immigrant and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug and began her studies of rights reverted and shoe shine boy sat playing cards in a bar on East 13th Streetabuse, withmoving friend in a onecorrupt bright world, spring grotesque morning and in absurd1895. He was Balinese culture. Various writing situations,looking forward existential to boarding conflicts a shipand leavinga dreadful for Italyand laterunspeakable that day, assignments for the Hong-Kong Optioned for film pastwhen that his returnsyoung lover,to haunt another him. Italian immigrant, Maria Barbella based Asia Magazine enabled Blenheim entered. After a brief exchange “Only a pig can marry you!” Maria her to travel throughout the whippedAt the end out of hisa straight journey, razor Orlando she will had witness, concealed in live in her sleeve Indonesian Archipelago, South andbroadcasting, slit Cataldo’s the fall throat of all - his so delusive quickly hecertainties didn’t even and, havein time East Asia, Japan and across toan scream.ending permeated He staggered with outself-destructive the door, clutching raving, hehis will neck be with the Soviet Union on the last bothconsumed hands, just spraying like one blood of the everywhere, products he only advertises. making it as far as steam engine of the Trans- the gutter, before dying. Thus began the trials of Maria Barbella,pp. 156 Siberian railway. who after a brief court case became the first woman in history to be sentenced to death in the electric chair, a controversial She returned to New York new invention promoted by an employee of Thomas Edison, and to pursue her degree in adopted by the State of New York during what has come to be Comparative Literature at “…cleverknown as under the ‘War every of Currents’.aspect…his style leaves you with your Columbia University. After mouth open” And so it would have been, if Maria’s dilemma Altervista had not been read she obtained the International by a remarkable woman, Cora Slocomb, Countess di Brazza - an Diploma in Humanitarian American by birth and activist by nature, who decided to take up Assistance in Geneva, she the young woman’s cause. So moved by the case was she that Mauro Idanna served in the UN Mission to she returned to her homeland and began a campaign to try save East Timor as an electoral the girl. Pucci officer during the referendum pp.296 for independence in 1999. Later, she collaborated with “Evokes the full dimensions of the larger social issues...Pucci’s compelling, the Burma Project (Open thoughtful account revives the stories of these long -invisible women.” Society Foundations) on a Marcialis special mission to Myanmar. Philadelphia Inquirer She is also a board member “A crackling page-turner...It has all the elements of a well crafted thriller...an of La Scuola di Eco-Narrativa eye -opening document.” in Anghiari, Tuscany. Aside San Francisco Chronicle from Italian, she speaks fluent English and French, and “The first crusade against the death penalty. The author, after years of work in the archives of newspapers masterfully puts together the pieces of a TRUE CRIME

FICTION Bahasa Indonesia. She resides stunning and sprawling mosaic of pride, ignorance and misery that make between Florence and New up the pages of this book.” York. She is also the author Gianpaolo Pioli, Il Messaggero of: The Epic of Life: A Balinese Journey of the Soul; The Prince “The incredible account of a true story, rich in implications, meticulously and the Pauper: Two Balinese reconstructed ...” Portraits; Against All Odds: The Mirella Serri, La Stampa Strange Destiny of a Balinese “A fascinating novel, very well constructed, with great cinematic rhythm, in Prince; Brazza in Congo: A Life which the protagonists find the humanity that the arid papers yellowed by and Legacy. She produced also time could not possibly have.” many documentaries. Giovanni Nardi, La Nazione All Rights THE ISLAND THAT IS NO MORE F|67 Rights sold IO & DAVIDE Italyavailable THE WORLD ODYSSEY OF A BALINESE PRINCE Idanna Pucci exceptPiemme DAVID & I Since leaving her Italian Italian Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. ancestral home in Florence, Film These magical true stories are filled with the refreshing suspense and Idanna pursued her interest in wonderOrlando so is essential beautiful in andtimes desirable. of uncertainty Since and hefear. was This an collection adolescent, of life diverse cultures through far- headventures has always is the usedfruit of his the perfectlong-time body friendship for money between and storyteller, for ambition Idanna flung travels. First she worked withoutPucci - Florentineany principle, by birth till andhe finally Balinese reaches by adoption the “throne” — and her of mentor,a in New York for her uncle, famousAnak Agung tv programme. Madé Djelantik, one of Bali’s most beloved personalities. Emilio Pucci, when his designs AsAccompanied a child in the bylegendary an ambiguous palace of Karangasem,companion, younghis friend Madé Davide, absorbed ushered vibrant colors into the new magic King of early will ride 20th success century Bali,following steeped a script in ancient written tradition for him. and fashion. Butthe beliefthe path in invisible that Orlando forces. He will would have laterto follow witness is fullkey ofmoments obstacles in the She later settled in Indonesia andhistory temptations: of his country fleeting and far one beyond: night stands,the struggle alcohol for independenceand drug and began her studies of abuse,after four moving hundred in yearsa corrupt of Dutch world, rule, grotesque the Nazi occupation and absurd of Holland, Balinese culture. Various writing and the modern tsunami of globalization on his once mythical island. situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable assignments for the Hong-Kong past that returns to haunt him. based Asia Magazine enabled The stories begin in a now-vanished feudal epoch at the height of her to travel throughout the Atthe thecolonial end ofage. his Driven journey, by Orlandoan early willvocation witness, for medicine, in live the young Indonesian Archipelago, South broadcasting,prince set sail forthe Europefall of all to his study delusive at Amsterdam certainties University—the and, in first Balinese to do so. He went on to spend his entire life in service of East Asia, Japan and across an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be consumedothers as a just doctor like in one the of most the products far-flung regions he advertises. of the planet. Finally, the Soviet Union on the last when he returned home, Dr. Djelantik started the first hospital in Bali. steam engine of the Trans- pp. 156 Siberian railway. In each setting, the physician-prince faced danger: an attack by an army of rats She returned to New York on the run, a pirate ambush in the South China Sea, an aerial bombardment, to pursue her degree in his arrest by Saddam Hussein’s secret police, a terrifying volcanic eruption, Comparative Literature at “…cleverand the teeth under of famished every aspect…his crocodiles, to stylename leavesonly a few. you Reactingwith your always Columbia University. After mouthwith serenity, open” composure, and a sublime sense of humor, he miraculously she obtained the International survived unscathed. In each case, he was left with a humbling Altervista sense of wonder.

Diploma in Humanitarian Just after his 80th birthday, Dr. Djelantik underwent a simple hernia Assistance in Geneva, she operation in the very hospital he had founded, but a strong infection Mauro Idanna served in the UN Mission to plunged him into a deep coma. A month later, to everyone’s surprise, East Timor as an electoral he regained consciousness. Again, his time had not yet come.

Pucci officer during the referendum for independence in 1999. Slowly, memories of moments, that he called “between death and life”, began to vividly surface in his mind, until one day, he picked up a brush, LITERARY Later, she collaborated with the Burma Project (Open and started to paint for the first time in fifty years. Sitting for hours at an Society Foundations) on a easel, he transformed into watercolors those very scenes. His evocative

Marcialis paintings gave birth to the compelling narrative woven by Idanna Pucci. special mission to Myanmar.

She is also a board member These unusual modern-day fables where each episode opens a of La Scuola di Eco-Narrativa window onto another culture, offer a new perspective. In the end, in Anghiari, Tuscany. Aside these stories bear witness to the comic and the tragic, the wisdom from Italian, she speaks fluent and the enduring mystery of our rapidly vanishing traditional world. English and French, and

FICTION Bahasa Indonesia. She resides between Florence and New «With an insider’s touch, the author pays homage with her vivid storytelling to the prince’s extraordinary life that spans much of the 20th century - from York. She is also the author Bali’s feudal times to our global age. A must read…..» of: The Epic of Life: A Balinese Journey of the Soul; The Prince - Jane Perlez, Chief Correspondent in China, The New York Times and the Pauper: Two Balinese Portraits; Against All Odds: The «In the telling the her prince’s story, Idanna Pucci recalls without Strange Destiny of a Balinese sentimentalism the calm strength of a society still able to feel and express a Prince; Brazza in Congo: A Life sense of the sacred.» and Legacy. She produced also - Francesco Clemente, painter many documentaries. F|69 Rights sold IOIO, &CATERINA DAVIDE Italy PiemmeEditrice Nord I, CATERINADAVID & I (Maurispagnol) Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film Orlando50.000 COPIESis beautiful SOLD and desirable. TO DATE Since he was an adolescent, he has always used his perfect body for money and for ambition Anwithout unprecedented any principle, portraittill he finally of Caterinareaches the Sforza “throne” unfolded of a byfamous a member tv programme. of the Sforza family. Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, the new King will ride success following a script written for him. At the end of the 15th century, in Italy consciences are awakening.But the path that Popes, Orlando noblemen, will have tophilosophers, follow is full of inventors, obstacles and temptations:artists are bringingfleeting onethe nightRenaissance stands, alcohol to life. and drug abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable pastIn an thatexchange returns of to powers, haunt him. the Sforzas, the Medici, and the Borgias will have to deal with a woman: Caterina Sforza. At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live Daughter of a Duke, niece of a Pope, she holds her ground in broadcasting, the fall of all his delusive certainties and, in war and love, keeping in check – the Queen chess piece was an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be created in honor of her feats – Rome, Milan, and Florence. consumed just like one of the products he advertises. A fighter, an alchemist, a lover, fighting in the name of the love of her men and her children, she will leave history withpp. a 156 new generation of rulers. One man will above all prove to be a kindred spirit and loyal friend: Leonardo da Vinci. Together they will create a machine capable of capturing the world in an “…cleverinstant. under every aspect…his style leaves you with your FrancescaMauro Marcialis Riario mouth open” Altervista Sforzaborn in Rome in 1972, fromis a senior 1996 tointernal 2001 sherevenue was officerthe author in of Mauro manyReggio TV Emilia, programs. his Sinceadoptive 2000 home she town.has beenThis is working his second with «In her accurate description of Francesca TVnovel, and after film Lascripts as historical facts, Riario Sforza has shown scriptwriterStrada della and Violenza script us the real Catherine. director.(Street of She Violence teaches The Author has also infused new depth to the great men who met Scriptwriting– Colorado noir, at the Marcialis Caterina in her walk through life, artists MasterMondadori, LUISS 2006). Writing and politicians, popes and kings. School. With a dry and incisive style Francesca Riario Sforza reinforces the memory of a woman who was incredibly ahead of her time.» Riario Sforza

HISTORICAL NOVELS - Il Messaggero FICTION F|71 Rights sold IOLA &GUERRIERA DAVIDE DAGLI OCCHI VERDI Italy PiemmeGiunti THEDAVID GREEN-EYED & I WARRIOR Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. FilmPoland Proszynski i S-ka OrlandoPossibly is t hbeautifule only novel and desirable. about a cSinceontempor he wasary an fem adolescent,ale hesoldier has always and w ausedrrior his perfect body for money and for ambition without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a Infamous September tv programme. 2014, the image of of Avesta Harun’s face , a Accompaniedfallen commander by an in ambiguousthe battle against companion, Isis, goes his friendaround Davide, the theworld. new In Kinghis new will ridebook, success Marco followingRovelli tells a scriptthe story written behind for him.that Butface, the mixing path individualthat Orlando and will collective have to events, follow isthe full epic of obstacles of the andKurdish temptations: people, the fleeting resistance one nightand thestands, exemplary alcohol struggle and drug of so abuse,many young moving women. in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd situations,Avesta Harun existential is twenty-two conflicts years and old a dreadfulwhen she and climbs unspeakable up the pastmountains that returns in the tofootsteps haunt him. of Harun, her beloved brother. She Atleaves the endMezri, of hisleaves journey, Turgut Orlando Reis, the will Kurdish witness, villages in live where she broadcasting,grew up with her the family fall of andall his learned delusive to knowcertainties and love and, life. in She anembraces ending permeatedthe rifle to withmake self-destructive her contribution raving, to the hestruggle will be for consumeda free Kurdistan, just like and one her of strength the products and her he energyadvertises. are so great, that she is soon asked to join the Special Group, and rapidly becomes the commander of her team. pp. 156 So many girls, like her, chose life in the mountains of Qandil, among the forests, in the snow. “…cleverAgainst Daesh, under Avestaevery aspect…his Harun will fight style leavesan exemplary you with battle. your In MarcoMauro Marcialis Rovelli mouthher battle open” she hears the cries of a whole people. Altervista born in 1969,Rome writerin 1972, andis a seniormusician, internal he hasrevenue published officer in Marco Mauro «I’ve read it and I loved it !Thank you so much for having given me this severalReggio booksEmilia, andhis opportunity!» novels:adoptive Lager home italiani town., - Javier Cercas (Bur,This is2006), his second Servi LITERARY novel, after La Rovelli (Feltrinelli, 2009), «Rovelli is a musician, writer, poet and scholar able to take the facts IlStrada contro della in testa Violenza, to make a fresco faithful to his time, but also and above all capable of (Laterza,(Street of 2013)Violence and La transcending it, to overcome it. And when reality turns into literature, guerriera– Colorado dagli noir, occhi when a woman’s story becomes a topic for a novel, her story and her Marcialis verdiMondadori, (Giunti, 2006). 2016). struggle are indelible in our news, even though the newspapers are no longer talking about it, even though televisions broadcast more, even if we will hear about Kurds only when the PKK will be charged with new In the picture attacks. Rovelli has given voice to this story and so doing has destined it above Marco to become part of History. Ravelli with This is the extraordinary power of the “non-fiction novel” whose scope is Avesta. not only literary but also and above all social.»

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«Many things that happen two steps from here are incomprehensible in our part of the world where everything seems to be due. That’s why the story the author tells is shocking and moving, because it’s the real life story of Filiz, a Kurdish girl with beautiful green eyes, who decides to fight against Isis and for the independence of her people. As a fighter, she chooses the name of Avesta, taken from sacred Kurdish texts: she takes a rifle and goes to the mountains to resist and defend the freedom and democracy of her people. It seems like a story of distant times, but Filiz died in battle just three years ago.» - Valeria Parrella Marco Rovelli born in 1969, writer and musician, he F|73 has published Rights sold IOIL TEMPO& DAVIDE DELLE CILIEGIE several books and Italy storia veridica di Louise Michel novels: Lager italiani, PiemmeEleuthera DAVID & I (Bur, 2006), Servi Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. (Feltrinelli, 2009), Film TIME OF CHERRIES Il contro in testa, Orlando is beautiful and desirable. Since he was an adolescent, (Laterza, 2013) and La Therut hashful always story used of louihis perfectse mich bodyel for money and for ambition guerriera dagli occhi without any principle, till he finally reaches the “throne” of a famous tv programme. verdi (Giunti, 2016). Symbol itself of the Paris Commune of 1871, as Marianne is of the Republic,Accompanied Louise by Michelan ambiguous has lived companion, a life of tireless his friend and Davide,generous Louise Michel struggle,the new King so muchwill ride so success that even following her enemies a script writtenrecognized for him. that (Vroncourt 1830 - Butabsolute the path abnegation that Orlando that willearned have herto follow the nicknameis full of obstacles of “ Saint Marseille 1905) was andanarchist.” temptations: This is fleeting a biographical one night novel stands, about alcohol the most and famousdrug an anarchist and a abuse,Parisian moving revolutionary in a corrupt literarily world, built grotesque on a multiplicity and absurd of voices, teacher, who moved situations,each of which existential narrates conflicts a part andof the a dreadfulprotagonist’s and unspeakable life, starting to Paris in 1856, she pastfrom thatthe infancy returns spent to haunt in the him. castle of the adoptive grandparents, came into contact Atthrough the end her of cultural his journey, education Orlando and will mission witness, as a in teacher, live to finally with the environments broadcasting,arrive to the total the adhesion fall of all histo the delusive socialist certainties movement, and, the in battles of revolutionary anfor ending women’s permeated rights, the with explosion self-destructive of the Parisraving, Commune, he will be with socialism, to later consumedtwo months just spent like onein the of trenchesthe products and hethe advertises. heroic process that become the soul followed the defeat. A revolutionary passion to which only death of the Commune, has put an end. pp. 156 alternating the activity of nurse with that pp.140 of the combatant, “…clever under every aspect…his style leaves you with your Deported to New mouth open” CaledoniaMauro Marcialis where Altervista sheborn spent in Rome 7 years in 1972, afteris a senior the defeat internal of revenue officer in

Marco the Communards, Mauro refusingReggio Emilia, special his treatmentadoptive home reserved town. for women.This is his Befriending second novel, after La Rovelli the local Kanaks, sheStrada attempted della Violenza to BIOGRAPHY educate(Street of them Violence and, – Colorado noir,

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FICTION resumes a feverish revolutionary activity, interrupted in 1883 by a sentence for six years for leading a demonstration of the unemployed. Forced to hide in London, she returns to France only in 1902, a few years before her death. F|75 Rights sold EINSIO & DAVIDE IM ANDERN ItalyGerman PiemmeDroschl Verlag ONE DAVID ANOTHER & I Rise and fall of a king of the tv screen. Film German PB DEUTSCHERBUCHPREISOrlando is beautiful and desirable. (GERMAN Since BOOKER) he was an SHORTLIST adolescent, DIE ZEIT: Fischer Verlag WINNERhe has always OF THE used SCHWEIZER his perfect body BUCHPREIS for money 2015and for ambition (German Paperback Rights) »The German WINNERwithout any OF principle, THE SCHWEIZER till he finally LITERATURPREIS reaches the “throne” 2016 of a language has Dutch famous tv programme. rarely seen Meridiaan Full English translation now available a recount of Turkish Accompanied by an ambiguous companion, his friend Davide, love as relaxed HECE Tthehe trnewans lKingation ofwill th rideis novel success is supported following by: a script written for him. MONIQUE SCHWITTER and artful, as Swedish But the path that Orlando will have to follow is full of obstacles entertaining and Norstedts »Twelve Swiss Books« (Pro Helvetia) CLICK HERE! was born in 1972 in intelligent, as and temptations: fleeting one night stands, alcohol and drug Zurich and lives and Danish abuse, moving in a corrupt world, grotesque and absurd precise and, Rosinante »New books in German« (Goethe-Institut) CLICK HERE! works since 2005 in above all, Croatian situations, existential conflicts and a dreadful and unspeakable Hamburg. unsentimental« Whatpast thatis love? returns Why tocan haunt love comehim. and go? Where does love go when it OceanMore goes? And what is happening to the current love? She studied acting - Alexander Russian At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live and directing in Cammann, TextPublishing Thebroadcasting, main character the in fall Monique of all hisSchwitter’s delusive novel certainties undertakes and, a love in quest. Salzburg and went on It’s evening. The two children are in bed, and in the next room her husband Die Zeit Macedonian an ending permeated with self-destructive raving, he will be to perform in Zurich, (Blesok) Philipp is going through the week’s e-mails. The narrator is sitting at her consumed just like one of the products he advertises. DER SPIEGEL: Finnish desk – and suddenly feels compelled to look for Peter on the internet: Peter, Frankfurt, Graz and the name of her first boyfriend. What had become of him? In One Another, (Tammi) pp. 156 Hamburg. »An amorous the protagonist investigates her life. In 2004 she was bildungsroman Hungarian Having worked as a dramatist and theatre actress, she now attempts to lay (Athenaeum) awarded the (…) A book bare her own life story; in the process, twelve male characters appear, men English she’s met over that lifetime. Some of them are still linked to her, and all are Hermann-Lenz- cleverly combining (Persea Books Group) still“…clever around. under They everyhave names, aspect…his which distantlystyle leaves recall youthose with of theyour twelve Stipendium. For her strong stimuli, World Spanish Apostles.mouth open” This is still, though, a novel about the real world, and by the end, Mauro Marcialis past and present become almost indistinguishable. first volume of short convincing a load Edhasa Altervista stories,born in RomeWenn‘s in 1972, of critics and a Norwegian »Love comes and love goes. One merges into the other, one love inside the other.« schneitis a senior beim internal Krokodil large Gyldendal revenue officer in audience alike.«

Mauro (When It Snows at Monique Schwitter describes this complex tangle of love in a way that is theReggio Crocodile‘s), Emilia, his she - Wolfgang pacy, exciting and entertaining. This is an unconventional romance novel, adoptive home town. Höbel, which does not focus on sex scenes or vulgarities but still shows its Monique was awarded the 2006 protagonists from up close. The relationships portrayed here are wild and RobertThis is hisWalser second Der Spiegel

LITERARY intense, short and long but never predictable. novel, after La Prize for the best DIE WELT: The narrator‘s husband, previously skulking in the background of the literaryStrada delladebut Violenza of framework narrative, working late shifts and consulting his telephone the(Street year of and Violence the »Razor-sharp obsessively as husbands do, butts in rather rudely before his turn to be – Colorado noir, affection – in described in the chronology of men. He‘s been doing something rather bad,

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Schwitter Mondadori, 2006). award of the Swiss Schwitter’s this ostensibly orderly list of love stories becomes a glorious mess, jumbled Schillerstiftung. latest novel, and chaotic and taking in other kinds of love – friendship, a kind of asexual In 2008 she published the heroine cohabitation, an unsuitable infatuation, an affair strangely sanctioned by the man‘s her novel Ohren haben googles herself through her past wife, a fantasy – and our picture of the keine Lider (Ears Have relationships perfect mother is skewed. Things she‘d left No Lids) and the play (…). A superb out of her official life story start coming out

FICTION Himmels-W, in 2011 novel!« of the woodwork, jolted back to mind by events, making the narrator look less and Goldfischgedächtnis, - Paul Jandl, less saintly. a collection of short Die Welt stories, published in Monique Schwitter’s poignantly poetic English by treatment of love, desire and grief is admirable for its immediacy and Parthian Books in authenticity. 2015. This is her latest novel. F|77 Rights sold THEIO & ILLEGALDAVIDE IMMIGRANT ItalyUK Piemme DAVID & I Mustapha, a well-known television journalist from the northern Nigerian state ofRise Bauchi and arrives fall inof the a UKking to pursueof the a tvdream screen. in film-making. Circumstances Film soon conspire to make him an illegal immigrant. First of all, his uncle MohammedOrlando is beautiful Abdullahi theand person desirable. responsible Since forhe hiswas board an adolescent, and lodging, dieshe has after always a sudden used heart his attackperfect a fewbody months for money after Mustapha and for ambitionarrives. A couplewithout of any months principle, later, thetill he state finally government reaches stops the “throne” his scholarship of a just whenfamous he tvwas programme. settling down in his course in London. Mustapha is forced to decide -- when his student visa runs out - whether to return to Nigeria emptyAccompanied handed or by join an the ambiguous army of illegal companion, immigrants to his pursue friend his Davide,dream. He choosesthe new the King latter will despite ride success knowing thefollowing risks involved. a script written for him. HisBut head the pathsays go,that his Orlando heart says will stay. have Mustapha to follow chooses is full toof stay obstacles and try his luck.and temptations:In order to work fleeting and earn aone living night he hasstands, to change alcohol his identity. and drug He was toldabuse, that movingas from thatin a day, corrupt the Home world, Office grotesque would be and looking absurd for him as an over-stayer. He adopts the name Michael Danquah and gets his first job as asituations, kitchen porter existential in a college conflicts in central and London. a dreadful and unspeakable past that returns to haunt him. At the end of his journey, Orlando will witness, in live The Illegal Immigrant looks into the trials and tribulations of Mustapha Abdullahibroadcasting, from the the moment fall of all he his arrives delusive in the certainties UK through and, to the in time he MOHAMMED UMAR voluntarilyan ending becomes permeated an illegal with immigrantself-destructive until the raving,day his hefilm willwas be shown, fifteenconsumed years justand likea few one months of the to products the day he firstadvertises. landed at Heathrow was born in Azare in Airport. The story begins with Mustapha, now an illegal immigrant lying Nigeria’s Bauchi State. about his identity--something most illegal immigrants do to survive.pp. He 156 is He studied journalism forced to put his dream on hold and adjust to life “under the radar” when and political economy one lives but does not exist. Life lived away from the eyes of the authorities. and lives in London. His problems were compounded when his landlady asks him to find a place Mohammed Umar to“…clever stay for underthree days every because aspect…his her visiting style mother leaves would you not with accept your being servedMauro Marcialisas a judge for inmouth the flat open” with a black person. Mustapha ends up sleeping in Hyde Park for theborn Caine in Rome Prize in for 1972, two nights. He experiences a narrow escape when Altervista Home Office officials visit the place where he works. After this close escape, he is advised to Africanis a senior Writing internal in 2009 change his identity once again. Mustapha changes his name to Emmanuel andrevenue he was officer the inwinner Babayo and works as a security man. A group of Nigerian girls then attempt Mauro ofReggio the Muslim Emilia, News his to dupe and blackmail him -- either he marries one of them for a fee or they Awardadoptive for home Excellence town. threaten to inform the Home Office of his whereabouts. Mustapha flees and Umar in Arts in 2010. His first temporarily stays with a Jamaican Rastafarian in Brixton who would not This is his second accept Michael as a name from an African, so he is called Kimani during LITERARY novelnovel, Amina after La (2005) his stay in Brixton.

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pp. 220 pp. rectangles lavender gold, green, the on hills, the on roads, white the brought a young writer from rainy Seattle to write about the ancient ancient the about to write Seattle rainy from writer ayoung brought The author takes us on a trip through Tuscany, through the settings the Tuscany, through through atrip on us takes author The beasts that are actually spirits; about the dark side of men who can can who men of side dark the about spirits; actually are that beasts turn into wolves and other beasts, who can travel through the land land the through travel can who beasts, other and wolves into turn field, by the Masters of the Renaissance. It looks like paintings, it’s paintings, like looks It Renaissance. the of Masters the by field, “The evening shadows fall like veils of dark silk, on the woods, on on woods, the on silk, dark of veils like fall shadows evening “The city of Volterra. In Twilight, an old story is told once again. A tale Atale again. once told is story old an Twilight, In Volterra. of city “The Tuscan countryside looks like it has been painted, field by field painted, been has it like looks Tuscan countryside “The Etruscan mysteriesfortheveryfirsttime.Asuggestive of Twilight, and through the deep and mysterious reasons that that reasons mysterious and deep the through and Twilight, of about the religions of the woods, about the trees and the wild wild the and trees the about woods, the of religions the about The Twilight sagatiedtothefascinatingthemeof itinerary through theevocative sceneries ofancient THE SECRETS OF TWILIGHT Cielo of shadows and crave to be immortal. to be crave and shadows of I SEGRETI DI TWILIGHT DI I SEGRETI Vittorio of the fields.” the of Tuscany.

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WITH DAN CATARIVAS Daniel Haber France Ph. D in Economics; Editions L’Harmattan MBA, Ecole How could a small country, living in a situation of permanent Supérieure de threats, rise to such a level of creative performance in all areas Commerce de Paris, of the economy? What is the secret? The major countries, Graduate from Americans and Europeans are wondering how this people could Institut d’Etudes find more effective, more refined ... but also more economical Politiques de Paris, ideas. And, recently, the Japanese and the Koreans who need President of France a “plus” of creativity. Finally, the Chinese and Indians, and even Pacific Consultants, the Russians, all launched in a race to catch up, come with the consulting company same question. specialized in assisting corporations Israel is therefore courted, sought out as a partner, looked in their international upon as a model. Its secrets are the surprises, revealed when development in questioning those who created the country (and many of whom Asia, since 1986 are still active) and their successors who are in charge of its He is Professor at future. SIMBA (Shanghai Little was known about this European and Eastern country at the International MBA) the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. and Professor at the Daniel Haber teaches Asian economies and how to deal with MBA of the University them across differences in culture. of Haifa, Israel, as Interested in understanding the Israeli economy, he did not find well as Professor at the proper, simple, clear and up-to-date book he was looking for, the Global MBA of so he decided to write it. Daniel the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzlya, With the help of Dan Catarivas, the International Executive Israel. His research Director of the Israeli Manufacturers Association, he interviewed Haber ECONOMY efforts include co- the players themselves. writing the Report to He met those earlier entrepreneurs who made Israel’s industrial the Prime Minister by base, the politicians and civil servants who managed to change the French Economic the Israeli economic model and turn it into an effective machine and Social Council to create wealth. He met also those younger businessmen, on “The European scientists, financiers who are behind the “Start Up Nation”. and French Policies towards Japan” and research for pp.226 the “Institut du Pacifique”. He is the author of 12 books on the economy of Japan, China and Israel, most of which published by L’Harmattan. NON-FICTION F|89

First Surprise: that we talk economy about Ninth Surprise: Israel is a key High Tech world hub Israel The” Start Up Nation” is therefore attracting interest from all parts of the world. Israel is usually a subject of geopolitics , war and terrorism. Tenth Surprise: Israel is a space power Second Surprise: butter and guns Israel is among 9 countries in the world with a capacity to launch home-made satellites. Israel managed to give its people both a healthy and rich economy as well as a strong Eleventh Surprise: Israel is a nation of builders defense. Infrastructure, buildings and major facilities are designed and built by domestic builders Third Surprise: shifting smoothly from Socialism who also build overseas. to a Market economy Twelfth Surprise: Jews are no longer what they used to be Smart Israeli governments managed the They are better in farming, industry, technology than in banking, trade and services. transition from a protected, centralized economy to a full- fledged capitalist, open and Thirteenth Surprise : Negev did bloom competitive one. Ben Gurion ‘s dream became a reality but what is coming next will pass beyond that Fourth Surprise: Israeli Agriculture is a High dream. Tech sector Fourteenth Surprise: water is no longer a problem in Israel Constant innovation brought the Israeli Israel has demonstrated that all solutions are on-hand and it is willing to share its agriculture to the highest level of technologies and know-how with all other nations, including its Arab neighbors. sophistication and productivity. Fifteenth Surprise: Israel faces acute social problems…and confront them Fifth Surprise: Kibbutzim are still there Israel has a high index of social inequalities, due to two specific segments of society: Israeli Arabs and ultra-orthodox Jews who, together, make up one-third of the They have changed , they have adjusted to population. In this difficult context, Israel takes initiatives to change it. Daniel the new background, but they survived a major crisis. Sixteenth Surprise: Israel is an island

Haber Regional trade is almost nil. Israel trades with the whole world, especially with the most Sixth Surprise: factories are in the farms advanced nations.

Most Kibbutzim are engaged in industry and Seventeenth Surprise: present and tomorrow’s big powers are fond of Israel High tech. China and India lead the way to take advantage of Israel creative capacity to catch up with the West Seventh Surprise: Industry is powerful and diversified Last Surprise: we shall not conclude Israel, in spite of its small domestic base, Confucius warned us: to conclude is to close a door. Israel is an open door to the managed to manufacture a large part of future. its basic needs and is exporting high value products and equipment.

Eighth Surprise: Israel hosts big capitalist families

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CURRENT AFFAIRS Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies, which he heads. The author of over eighty articles and ten books, Schäfer is currently researching the management of big science projects in the US and Germany during World War II. NON-FICTION F|97 Rights PERFIDI EBREI, FRATELLI MAGGIORI sold PERFIDIOUS JEWS, OLDER BROTHERS Italy Il Mulino new revised editon with a foreword by sergio della pergola

This is a new and enlarged edition of Rabbi Toaff’s memoir who lived a 100 years and was Chief Rabbi in Italy for half of a century. Elio Toaff Historic was his encounter with John Paul II at the Synagogue of Rome on April 13, 1986. After graduated from Law School in Livorno, and in Law «Do you have anything to do?” Cardinal Meyìa asked me in front in Pisa. Elio Toaff of the canonical door. I answered no, breaking an old tradition. was named rabbi of But I was worried about what the European rabbis would think. I Ancona from 1941 to consulted them one by one, they all told me yes. And so it came, 1943. He took part on April 13, 1986, to John Paul II’s visit to the Great Temple, the in the Resistance Synagougue of Rome. It struck me that the Pope, embracing against Fascism and me, called us “older brothers” instead of “perfidious jews,” as in after Liberation he Peter’s times.» was named Rabbi of Venice but in 1951 he was called to Rome It was the first time in the 2000 years of variegated relations where he remained between the Church of Rome and the Jewish community that a the spiritual leader chief rabbi of the city had accepted an invitation to meet with a of his community Pope. Although Rome’s Jews never suffered pogroms or similar for 50 years, until persecutions, they have been, in past centuries, subjected 2001. Apart from to many levels of humiliation, including forced attendance at guiding the Roman sermons aimed at their conversion. Elio community, he had many national appointments: he Toaff MEMOIR was President of the Italian Rabbinical Consulate, the Director of the Italian Rabbinical College and the Higher Institute of Jewish Studies. As for Europe, he has long been a member of the Executive of the European Rabbis Conference. NON-FICTION F|99 Rights sold THE WAHHABI CODE Italy THE SAUDI IMPERIAL MISSION THE WEST SLEPT THROUGH LEF

US+Northamerica Arcade Publishing 3RD REPRINT IN ITALY «To begin, I recount the origins of the austere Wahhabi sect founded in the central desert of the Arabian Peninsula in the 18 th century—1,500 years after the birth of Islam. Its severe, ultra-conservative doctrine now serves as the official faith of Saudi Arabia. It is also the core ideology of ISIS, Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Boko Haram. I describe how the followers of this sect claim to represent "true Islam" while condemning all other Muslims as Terence Ward apostates. Their mission is to eliminate the great diversity of Islam and reject is a writer, its millenary multicultural heritage. Their obsession to eradicate the past is symbolized by the wanton destruction of the classical ruins of Palmyra, the documentary monumental Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, and most of the historic sites producer and cross- in Mecca and Medina. Traditional Islam is now besieged by the Wahhabi cultural consultant imperialist “mission” financed by Saudi public funds and private foundations who grew up in Saudi from Morocco to Indonesia, from Kosovo to Brussels. Countless madrasa schools and mosques with Wahhabi teachers and imams threaten all other Arabia, Iran and Muslims-- Shia, Sufis, Yazidis and Sunnis. The Saudi regime buys silence in Egypt. Graduating international media with its petro-dollars, and Western political leaders say from UC Berkeley, nothing as they bow lowly to secure lucrative arms purchases and their he worked for 10 ever-important oil flow. So, the truth remains hidden to the average citizens. Now, it is in all our interests to speak truth to power. By ending the silence, years for Middle the Saudi global colonial plans will be examined in the cold light of day; laws East Industrial can be enacted to prevent Saudi funding of madrases and mosques in the Relations Counselors West; innocent lives in both the Islamic World and the West may be saved consulting with from jihadis; and UNESCO cultural heritage sites may be protected for our children, long after we are gone. clients across the With the rise to power of Prince Mohammad bin Sultan in Riyadh, we now Gulf. Author of hear promises of a “return to moderate Islam” and “the lifting of the women- Searching for Hassan driving ban”. as the Saudi-financed PR machine tries to change the country’s and The Guardian image in the West. Will he truly deliver change? Or he simply mirroring Prince Salina’s famous comment --in The Leopard by Lampedusa—when of Mercy, he serves the Prince declares: “We will change everything, so nothing will change.” as international Is the Saudi Prince’s new strategy to deflect accusations about Saudi trustee for World extremist financing by triggering an American bombing campaign of Iran Conference of that will plunge the region into yet another horrific war with no end?» Terence Ward Religions for Peace. - Terence Ward He is a member of the noted Middle Eastern Institute (ISMEO) in Rome and divides his time between Florence and New York. CURRENT AFFAIRS NON-FICTION F|101 «I would like to congratulate you for your new book on Islam and to thank you for it. I would recommend it to all, THE WAHHABI CODE especially those policy makers on issues in the Mid-East and beyond.» How the Saudis Spread Extremism Globally

- Cardinal Peter Kodwo Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, former ENDORSEMENTS President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

«There is no better primer for understanding the rise of jihadist violence than my friend Terence «Terence Ward, an American long rooted in Italy, has written a precious book interpreting ISIS. The unspeakable Ward’s The Wahhabi Code: How the Saudis Export truth is that the environments that support terrorism are not Islamic, but Wahhabi-Salafi matrixes deeply rooted Extremism Globally. Intended for young readers, it will in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Through massive financing of mosques and madrasas, they are trying to attract educate their elders as well. His impeccable research traditional Islam to their radical vision, and on the other side, they have financed our politicians and the mass destroys the prejudices and myths surrounding the media to silently abide.» distortion of Islam to benefit the Saudi royal family, western oil companies and arms dealers.» - Franco Cardini, Middle East expert and Author, Europe and Islam, Treasures of Florence. University of Florence, Harvard University - Charles Glass, New York Review of Books, noted author on the Middle East: Syria Burning and Tribes with Flags

«Ward’s book is a compulsion of our time. I believe his experience living in Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia, and his percipient observation of day-today life in each Muslim country, will help us to have a more insightful view of the “Wahhabi question”. His concern about its possible impact on the world’s war and peace should be ours.»

- Goenawan Mohamad, Founder and columnist, Tempo Magazine, author of In Other Words: Forty Years of Essays from Indonesia

«It is time for the United States to reconsider its 70-year relationship with the kingdom in Riyadh. Terence Ward, author of the internationally praised memoir, Searching for Hassan, knows about Saudi Arabia: while born in Colorado, he spent his childhood in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Not only does MEMOIR

Terence he have a rich understanding of the deep conflicts Ward within Islam and between nations in the Middle East, but his understanding of the subtleties of those conflicts go well beyond that of most Westerners. As tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have rapidly escalated, Ward reaches out with a thoughtful perspective on Saudi Arabia and the West.»

- Stanley Weiss, Chariman Emeritus, Business Executives for National Security. Columnist of Huffington Post. Author of Where Have You Gone, Harry Truman?: The Selected Works of Stanley Weiss. NON-FICTION F|103 Rights sold SEARCHING FOR HASSAN Italy Ponte alle Grazie A Journey to the Heart of Iran TEA Giunti Currently, Boshra Film in Tehran is producing a feature LEF film adapted from this book. It will be the first Iranian US+Northamerica American co-production to be shot in Iran since the Houghton Mifflin Revolution. The director will be Michael Mailer (son of Anchor Books norman and known for blood and bone, The Ledge, Empire..) with Taghi Amirani (We Are Many, latest documentary Germany shown in Berlin). Starring Annette Bening, script by Terence Ward Frederking und Thaler legendary Walter Murch who worked on masterpieces like is a writer, Piper Verlag Apoclaypse Now, The Godfather I-II-III, American graffiti, documentary The English Patient and won three Academy Awards. producer and cross- France cultural consultant Editions Intervalles, who grew up in Saudi rights reverted The unique culture of Iran and the sweep of history are revealed Arabia, Iran and in this evocative personal journey. Egypt. Graduating Indonesia Rajut Publishing Growing up in Iran in the 1960’s, Terence ward and his brothers from UC Berkeley, were watched over by Hassan, the family’s cook, housekeeper, he worked for 10 Iran and cultural guide. After an absence of thirty years, Ward years for Middle Ketabaaraya Tandis embarked on a pilgrimage with his family in search of Hassan. East Industrial Jayhoon Taking us across the landscape he plums in imaginably rich Relations Counselors past, explore his entrenched conflicts with its Arab neighbors, consulting with and anticipates the new “Great Game” now being played out in clients across the Central Asia. Insightful, informative, and moving. Searching for Gulf. Author of Hassan enhances our understanding for the Middle East with the Searching for Hassan story of a family who came to love and admire Iran through their and The Guardian deep affection for its people. of Mercy, he serves pp.322 as international trustee for World Conference of MEMOIR Terence Ward Religions for Peace. NOTE: He is a member of the noted Middle Eastern This title has been published already in some territories, but we Institute (ISMEO) in offer it again now due to the importance of the film based upon Rome and divides the novel. his time between Florence and New York. NON-FICTION F|105 “Who had a childhood like this? Other than Nabokov, that is, who wrote that the Russia of his youth was an SEARCHING FOR HASSAN enchanted Xanadu, a land to be gotten back to. Terence Ward’s Iran, where he grew up in the ‘60’s in a life of A Journey to the Heart of Iran “tropical nobility,” was a lush, splendid place made up of “teahouses under the stars, surrounded by honeycomb walls,” “silkworms in mulberry groves,” treasure-filled bazaars.”… This is a wonderfully tactile, rich book, written from the right place (the heart) and with the right kind of search in mind (the search for grace).” PRESS REVIEWS Adrienne Miller, literary editor, Esquire

“Astonishing and poignant, as flavorful as Hassan’s “This is an enlightening work, in culture and history--a true bridge-builder between East and West. In his memoir, pomegranate-walnut chicken Fessenjan, Searching Terence Ward offers an informative and artful description of the rich Iranian culture. His revealing account reflects for Hassan blends wide ranging literary allusions a profound understanding of Iranian traditions and ways of life through real human experiences. The publication with endearing family interactions. The book that of Searching for Hassan can only lead to a better understanding of this complex and often misunderstood part describes this quest easily could have been one of the world, promoting, at the same time, the noble art of conversation between peoples. This book could not more sentimental journey, a look at Islamic Iran come at a better time!” leavened with a dose of childhood memories. What makes it so much more is the compelling Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan story of two remarkable families, the Wards and the Ghasemis, each embodying the best of their “As an admirer of Iranian culture, I have taken immense pleasure reading this beautifully written tale of love and respective cultures. The trip back to Iran proves to hope and nostalgia. Thank you for this journey into the soul of a great people and removing the pest of the be a new beginning in the saga of the Wards and the ayatollahs. Bless you for having given us this book.” Ghasemis. For something very unusual happened in that Persian garden more than 30 years ago: Dominique Lapierre, City of Joy, Freedom at Midnight, Is Paris Burning the family of an American Christian oil company executive and the family of an Iranian Muslim cook “This is a lovely book--part memoir, part family odyssey, but most important: a wise and lyrical appreciation of became one. And if they could bridge the great one of the world’s great cultures. Terence Ward knows Iran and loves it in a way that transcends the politics of divide, Ward reasons, perhaps there is hope for us the moment. He points the way, through his insight and sensitivity, toward a reconciliation of two great nations-- all.” Iran and the United States--that may soon be a reality.”

Gelareh Asayesh, The Washington Post Book World Joe Klein, Time Magazine

“For another view of Iran, the country President Bush has reduced to an “axis of evil,” along with Iraq and North Korea, Terence Ward refers you to his new book, Searching for Hassan. Just released by Houghton Mifflin, the “Equipped with little more than a garbled village book is part cultural history, part travel memoir, but most of all it is Ward’s impression of a country that shows is name, a photograph and their indomitable sense far more subtle than most Westerners know. Ward describes a more intricate image of a nation caught in a tug of adventure, the Ward family embarks on a quest of war with itself, he shows the country in all its complexity. Most Westerners would hardly recognize it.” to find Hassan, the Iranian man they had all grown to love during their expatriate life decades earlier. Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times Swaying across the Islamic Republic in a rented bus, the four now-grown sons and their parents discover the new, the enduring and the comic in an enigmatic “There is a remarkable artifact tucked inside Searching for Hassan: a snapshot of a brood of children and

MEMOIR puppies sprawled on a lawn. Three of the boys, with their grins and freckles, just look as if they stepped of a

Terence country swept by some of the most startling events Ward of recent history. Readers prone to wanderlust Kennedy-era cereal box. Two others have dark hair and brown skin. On their left sits a Muslim woman, her head beware.” wrapped in a scarf, smiling too but more cautiously, as though she knows this happiness cannot last...When the Wards--Terence, his parents, and his three brothers--set out across Iran in search of the Ghasemis, all they Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times, Middle East had to guide them were some old pictures and a vague recollection of the name of the village that Hassan and correspondent his wife Fatimeh had come from: Toodesht or Tadoosht, or possibly Quashtood. Somewhere among the more than 60 million citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, they hoped, their friends were still alive. The Ward’s quest was worthy of one of Hassan’s medieval sagas--a quixotic journey by minivan over the deserts of Central Asia, among the holy cities and spice-trading centers that lie between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea... In “The publication of Searching for Hassan could not Ward’s telling, the journey becomes a search not just for Hassan but for the Iran he remembers and loves—a come at a more opportune time. No doubt it will take country not of black-robed mullahs but of cherry orchards, sitar music and saffron-flavored ice cream. For much more than 300 pages to dispel stereotypical thousands of years, he reminds us, the very word “Persia,” suggested a realm of pleasure, color and light, images of Middle Eastern mobs burning U.S. flags, inspiring Westerners as diverse as Goethe, Whitman and Emerson. For most Americans, all that history has and the 1980 hostage crisis still obstructs our been erased, and the ancient empire of Cyrus the Great and Xerxes is just another hostile wasteland. Ward is current attempt to understand Islam. Yet Ward’s intent on discovering how much of the old, aesthetic Persia remains beneath the surface of the new, ascetic sympathetic and humane portrayals of everyday Iran. The typical form of Hafez’s poetry is a ghazal, or song of praise. In a sense, Searching for Hassan, is itself a Iranians can help us transcend today’s policy papers kind of ghazal, an unexpected ode to Iran. Miraculously—in finding all the Ghasemis alive, safe and prosperous, and State Department briefings in order to find such optimism seems almost to have received a kind of divine blessing.” commonalities.” The New York Times Book Review Steve Lyons, USA Today NON-FICTION F|107 Rights sold THE GUARDIAN OF MERCY Italy LEF How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today US+Northamerica Arcade Tucked in a small church in Naples hangs one of the wonders of Italian art. This altarpiece by the painter Caravaggio offers a radical and fresh take on human solidarity, the cornerstone of every faith. The unusual true story told in this book unfolds through the eyes of Angelo, who guards the painting as if it were his own. The Seven Acts of Mercy was created four hundred Terence Ward years ago while Caravaggio was fleeing his murder conviction is a writer, and the dreaded Papal police. It carries a visionary message. documentary producer and cross- cultural consultant Brimming with suspense, color and contrast, the narrative who grew up in Saudi follows the painter through a succession of offerings: food for the Arabia, Iran and hungry, water to the thirsty, a roof for those without, clothes for Egypt. Graduating the naked, care for the sick and for those behind bars, and burial from UC Berkeley, for the dead. he worked for 10 years for Middle Ward’s personal journey merges with history, memoir, and East Industrial journalism. With great ease, he moves through the vertical social Relations Counselors layers of Naples, past and present, from the most exclusive consulting with aristocratic circles to the gritty, crime-ridden quarters of the clients across the guardian’s world. The arc of this dual narrative—the artist as he Gulf. Author of feverishly paints his vision, and the guardian’s bruised life as it Searching for Hassan breaks out of darkness into light—transports the reader on a path and The Guardian from estrangement to grace. of Mercy, he serves as international trustee for World This book is a great act of compassion, like the painting it celebrates. That is the power of a real Caravaggio. Sometimes, it simply changes your Conference of life. Terence Ward’s moving non-fiction The Guardian of Mercy tells the Terence Ward Religions for Peace. contemporary story of the man who was delegated to watch over The He is a member of the Seven Acts of Mercy in the early 1990s, when a new mayor tried to take noted Middle Eastern back the streets from the mafia and make the city appealing to tourists again. In many ways, for Angelo the guard, Caravaggio’s Naples differs little Institute (ISMEO) in from his own. The streets, the very same ancient Greek streets, can still be Rome and divides merciless: the Camorra (the Neapolitan Mafia) and drugs have replaced the his time between regime of the viceroys, and the gulf between wealth and poverty still gapes Florence and New wide. The Guardian of Mercy describes this complicated city with accuracy and empathy, including the colossal disappointments that followed on York. Naples’s brief resurgence in the 1990s…. In his preface, Ward responds to Caravaggio’s painting: “In a city that survives on a knife edge between cruelty and grace, the acts of mercy still resonate today with universal meaning, as relevant now as when the artist brushed his oils onto the canvas four NARRATIVE NON-FICTION NARRATIVE centuries ago.” The painting and its emphatic message of compassion at all costs eventually inspire Angelo to perform his own work of mercy when his life reaches a crisis point. Thus this unusual and poignant book insists that Caravaggio’s paintings still call upon us to think and act, not just to look on passively, and in laying down this challenge, as Ward argues, the artist extends a compassionate hand to his viewers across the centuries.

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