2008 Longlist
Margherita Dolce Vita
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Benni’s enormously popular and distinctive mix of the absurd and the satirical has made him one of Italy’s best-loved novelists. This is his twelfth bestselling book of fiction. Fifteen-year-old Margherita lives with her eccentric family on the outskirts of town, a semi-urban wilderness peopled by gypsies, illegal immigrants, and no end of bizarre characters: a reassuring and fertile playground for an imaginative little girl like Margherita. But one day, a gigantic, black cube shows up next door. Her new neighbors have arrived, and they’re destined to ruin everything.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Anthony
Shugaar
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A master of political satire infused with a dose of fantastical. One of the best novels from Stefano Benni, one of the most important and best loved Italian Novelists.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Italy
Original Language
Italian
Publisher
Europa Editions
Translator
Anthony Shugaar
Nominating Library