{"product_id":"clash-of-civilizations-over-an-elevator-in-piazza-vittorio-bilingual-edition-bilingual-edition-9781609457228","title":"Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Bilingual Edition): Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe immigrant tenants of a building in Rome offer skewed accounts of a murder in this prize-winning satire by the Algerian-born Italian author (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePiazza Vittorio is home to a polyglot community of immigrants who have come to Rome from all over the world. But when a tenant is murdered in the building's elevator, the delicate balance is thrown into disarray. As each of the victim's neighbors is questioned by the police, readers are offered an all-access pass into the most colorful neighborhood in contemporary Rome.\u003cbr\u003eWith language as colorful as the neighborhood it describes, each character takes his or her turn \"giving evidence.\" Their various stories reveal much about the drama of racial identity and the anxieties of a life spent on society's margins, but also bring to life the hilarious imbroglios of this melting pot Italian culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Their frequently wild testimony teases out intriguing psychological and social insight alongside a playful whodunit plot.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLakhous, Amara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmara Lakhous was born in Algiers in 1970. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers and another in cultural anthropology from the University la Sapienza, Rome. He recently completed a Ph.D. thesis entitled \"Living Islam as a Minority.\" His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLe cimici e il pirata\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBedbugs and the Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e), was published in 1999. \u003ci\u003eClash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Italy's prestigious Flaiano prize, is his second novel. He currently resides in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldstein, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAnn Goldstein has translated into English all of Elena Ferrante's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the MAN Booker International Prize. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670324056338,"sku":"9781609457228","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68c0a5be-2bce-4c32-9a07-df7347cfaff3.jpg?v=1737247019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clash-of-civilizations-over-an-elevator-in-piazza-vittorio-bilingual-edition-bilingual-edition-9781609457228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}