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The Root of All Evil
Roberto Costantini
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Description for The Root of All Evil
Paperback. Book two of the Commissario Balistreri trilogy traces his youth in North Africa, and his first exposure to the horrors that grow from human hardship. Translator(s): Thompson, N. S. Series: Commissario Balistreri Trilogy. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 456.
Tripoli, 1960s. During the years in which post-colonial Libya fell prey to the sprawling greed of the West, Michele Balistreri suffered a succession of blows that would scar him for life. The death of his mother; the unspeakable horror that befell his best friend's family; his father's role in Gaddafi's ascent to power; and the innocent blood pact that would corrupt the course of his future. Rome, 1982. In the wake of a ruinous blunder, a ground-down Commissario Balistreri escapes his regrets through sex, alcohol and gambling. His sole responsibilities are now a stilted investigation into the death of a ... Read more
Tripoli, 1960s. During the years in which post-colonial Libya fell prey to the sprawling greed of the West, Michele Balistreri suffered a succession of blows that would scar him for life. The death of his mother; the unspeakable horror that befell his best friend's family; his father's role in Gaddafi's ascent to power; and the innocent blood pact that would corrupt the course of his future. Rome, 1982. In the wake of a ruinous blunder, a ground-down Commissario Balistreri escapes his regrets through sex, alcohol and gambling. His sole responsibilities are now a stilted investigation into the death of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Commissario Balistreri Trilogy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857389367
SKU
V9780857389367
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About Roberto Costantini
Roberto Costantini was born in Tripoli in 1952. Formerly an engineer and business consultant, he is now a manager of the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, where he also teaches on the MBA program.
Reviews for The Root of All Evil
'A state-of-the-nation piece ... it bristles with the same effortless authority' Barry Forshaw, Good Book Guide.
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