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2015 Longlist

The Parrots

Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis

ABOUT
THE BOOK

Three men are preparing to do battle. Their goal is a prestigious literary prize. And each man will do anything to win it. For the young Beginner, loved by critics more than readers, it means fame. For The Master, old, exhausted, preoccupied with his prostate, it means money. And for The Writer – successful, vain and in his prime – it is a matter of life and death. As the rivals lie, cheat and plot their way to victory, their paths crossing with ex-wives, angry girlfriends, preening publishers and a strange black parrot, the day of the Prize Ceremony takes on a far darker significance than they could have imagined.

 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Filippo
Bologna

Filippo Bologna was born in Tuscany in 1978. He lives in Rome where he works as a writer and screenwriter. His debut novel How I Lost the War is also published by Pushkin Press.

Filippo Bologna was born in Tuscany in 1978. He lives in Rome where he works as a writer and screenwriter. His debut novel How I Lost the War is also published by Pushkin Press.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
02/07/2015
Country
Italy
Original Language
Italian
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Translator
Howard Curtis
Translation
Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis

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