Books by Amara Lakhous
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review 1: In my view, this novel deserves neither the prestigious literary prize it got in Italy, not the scathing reviews it got on Goodreads. It is based on a rather clever idea, and then, unfortunately, painted by numbers. Altogether, the picture it gives of immigration and immigrants i...
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review 1: Libricino scorrevole e veloce da leggere (io l'ho finito in un solo giorno, durante il tragitto a/r dall'ufficio) e che, con la scusa di descrivere gli eventi intorno ad un omicidio, fa una fotografia abbastanza accurata e spietata di un certo tipo di Italia e del suo rapporto co...
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review 1: Had to make myself keep reading this...it has all good intentions BUT it simply felt like a patronizing way of discussing cultural differences. And, since it's our community/college book read for the beginning of Cornell's year, I say it treats these incoming students as if they...