Antonio Scurati's novel about Benito Mussolini is an exhaustive look at how democracy crumbles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-06 11:00:35 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired world English rights in Sandro Veronesi's Italian bestseller The Hummingbird, translated by Elena Pala. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 20:46:53 UTC ]
A book by the renowned sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, who was admired by (among others) Pope Francis, has been a recent fixture on the Italian bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
This debut novel, which was a buzz book at last year's Frankfurt Book Fair, has racked up over 30 foreign rights sales and spent 20 weeks on the Italian bestseller list since its October 2016 publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest novel from beloved Italian author Andrea De Carlo, about an aging rock star and a young Gelato artisan, was an instant bestseller Italy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
This 1,000-plus-page novel, based on an infamous murder that rocked Rome in the 1970s, has been on the bestseller list in Italy for 22 weeks now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
This memoir by a designer and cartoonist is topping the charts on Amazon in Italy, and has sold to publishers in five countries. The book's agent, Laura Ceccacci, says the author initially gained a following through his lighthearted posts on Facebook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Physics of Love,' about a woman who finds herself torn between her husband and another man has been a mainstay on the local bestseller list since its March release. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Federica Brunini's new novel about a group of girlfriends on a retreat in the south of France, released last month in Italy, has hit the Italian bestseller list after just a few weeks on sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In this week's roundup of books generating interest around the globe, an Italian bestseller about a talented perfumer picks up heat; a Spanish novel about an Oxford professor drawn into a murder investigation picks up multiple foreign sales; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]