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Not quite sure what to make of this book. It fits into a genre of Italian literature in which comedy, satire and in this case, murder mystery are used to illustrate deeper social issues. I liked the construction of the novel where we first hear from a character, then followed by the accused‘s journal entries of his interactions with that person. The mystery component was…meh, but the theme of racism in Italy was fascinating. #europacollective

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Rereading this book for the Italian Book Club I organized on #Duolingo - it‘s turning out to be a good pick! It‘s fun, but still very relevant, with lots of interesting things to talk about. Lakhous does a great job creating his characters.