City of the Living A literary chronicle narrating one of the most vicious crimes in recent Roman history
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Biographical note
Nicola Lagioia is one of Italy’s most critically acclaimed contemporary novelists, and has been the recipient of the Volponi, Straniero, and Viareggio awards, in addition to the Strega. In 2010 he was named one of Italy’s best writers under forty. He has been a jury member of the Venice Film Festival and is the program director of the Turin Book Fair. Lagioia is a contributor to Italy’s most prominent culture pages. He was born in Bari, and lives in Rome. Ann Goldstein has translated into English all of Elena Ferrante’s books, including The Story of the Lost Child, which was also shortlisted for the Booker International Prize. She has been honoured with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.“Psychogeography at its most perceptive.”
Financial Times
“The City of the Living is narrative at its best...the kind that breathes life into a crime’s case files and brings us disturbingly close to its perpetrators.”
Domenico Starnone, Corriere della Sera
“Make no mistake: this is a novel of modern Rome in all its beauty and flaws, and having its roots in true life makes it even more powerful.”
Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time
"An absorbing study of the banality of evil."
Kirkus Reviews
“Outlining the decay of the human psyche with a historic city in the background, The City Of The Living builds to a climactic moment.”
Buzz Magazine
“I don’t think it’s possible to praise this book enough.”
CrimeReads
“A chilling account of a true crime…. it reads like a gripping novel, to the point where you’ll need to remind yourself that this is a real story…. For those who enjoy true crime, crime fiction, or want to learn more about Rome’s seedier side, The City of the Living will undoubtedly capture your attention.”
West Words Reviews
"Reading some books can be an experience as extreme as the story they tell... This is the case with Nicola Lagioia’s The City of the Living."
La Repubblica
"A magnificent panorama of Rome, dark and rotting."
Domani