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Our Carnival is Over
One of those books that are so good as to defy categorization
As beautiful and poignant as Garrincha’s feints on the soccer field
"A masterpiece"
Finalist at the Insula Romana Prize 2007
Rigoberto Montiel is an anarchist, a fierce hater of the powers-that-be, and a lover of women and football. In Paris, in the late 20’s, he falls madly in love with Consuelo, the gorgeous-looking girl who posed as a model for the Football World Cup. When she mysteriously disappears - in his mind, she has been molten into the golden cup - Rigoberto decides to steal the trophy. So begins a saga that spans over five continents and seven decades, costarring - among others - (Adolf) Hitler, (Ernest) Hemingway, and Brazilian football stars Garrincha and Pelè. A worthy heir of Osvaldo Soriano and South-American magical realism, Fabio Stassi has written a fast-paced and moving picaresque novel that is also an eulogy to the old days of football.
Press Review
alla Fiera del Libro è di scena l'Italia
È finito il nostro carnevale
Pages
250
Publication date
marzo 2007
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Switzerland/Germany (Kein & Aber Verlag)
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