Tag Archives: Italian literature

Death in a Bookstore: An Inspector De Vincenzi Mystery – Augusto De Angelis

Posted on March 30, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) Inspector Carlo De Vincenzi is faced with one of his toughest assignments yet. Senator Prof. Ugo Magni was found shot to death in a Milan antiquarian bookstore. On the shelf just above the body, a book … Continue reading →

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The German Client: A Bacci Pagano Investigation-Bruno Morchio

Posted on November 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “If Germans and fascists don’t shoot us, Americans bomb us.” Private Investigator Bacci Pagano doesn’t have an easy relationship with the past. He grew up poor as his mother worked in a cigar factory and his … Continue reading →

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Signor Dido: Stories – Alberto Savinio , Richard Pevear (Translator and Intro)

Posted on December 3, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Signor Dido feels himself borne along by the present as by a river. He loves those who share the same river with him, his river companions: he loves them out of solidarity, even those he hates. … Continue reading →

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