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11 Short Novels from Around the World that You Can Read in One Sitting

Author: Frances Yackel
Newspaper: Electric Lit
Date: Jun 24 2019
URL: https://electricliterature.com/11-short-novels-from-around-the-world-that-you-can-read-in-one-sitting/

Amara Lakhous orchestrates an array of conflict by setting a pig loose in a mosque in Turin, Italy. The Muslim community, animal rights activists, and right-wing xenophobes have irreconcilable views on what should be done about the very Italian piglet owned by a Nigerian immigrant. An Italian journalist, Enzo, tries simultaneously to solve this issue alongside a murder mystery concerning Albanians and Romanians. With an exciting plot, witty humor and a sharp eye, Lakhous unravels a tale about multicultural Italy.