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In the room where no one came dreaming of Michelangelo there were four different videos that could be watched from low lying seats covered in felt. As I sat down to watch, I kept looking across at the others and glimpsing, through foliage, a man crawling around in a pig mask. Nonetheless, the bluesman was …
The novel in 28 chapters was set in a fictional – one assumes – South American country. A series of murders take place among the high-ranking officials of the government. The protagonist, a detective named Q ordered to investigate the murders can find no solution to the crimes… Quibbling it may be, but it’s hard …
You may well ask why I look to the horizon when my little ship is adrift in the gutter. When Achille Lombardo told me he had started doing English lessons, I laughed my head off. If I was the worst in the class at school, Achille Lombardo was not far behind. “Achille,” I said. “Remember …
Of course, they did not know they were going to become lovers. It seemed to come off quite naturally, without inhibition, one day when they were on their way to the beach… They drove along the coast road, past villas and restaurants on the outskirts of the town. At length they came to a barrier. …
“What has happened?” – “There was a gas explosion next door in the salumeria. Now, Doctor Noviello is selling his flat.” – “Rompiscatole, what am I going to do with this box?” One day, about a year prior to this conversation in front of some scaffolding in via Carulli, two boys were on their way …
There is a fine line between the high wire and a disappearing act. Mr Kite When she arrived at the airport, her husband was standing on the curb with his suitcase and mobile phone. She waved and called him. He looked up and saw her. Smiling through his conversation – he started walking towards the …
Oh! Halcyon Days – Now wars are ending!You shall find where’er you sailTritons all the while attendingWith a kind and gentle gale On the urging of Mr. Handouchi, a merchant banker, Avocado Cassa had flown, at his own expense, to a reception given by the Prince of Q. When he arrived at the reception, all …
The new prisoner Seiko decided he did not want the top bunk, which was above the Mute’s. He turned to the Mute and informed him that they were changing places. Then, he picked up the Mute’s blanket and gave it to him. The Mute, however, put the blanket back on his own bunk. “Are you …
In the casino of the cruiser a billet was handed to me on a silver tray. When I found Q’s cabin, I realised I was drowning in bathwater. The bus took her up past the cemetery and through the industrial estate. The road was full of potholes and when the bus went over the bumps …
It is the stranger in you to whom I am now making this – I admit – clumsy appeal. The businessman Achille Lombardo had taken his wife on an all-expense paid trip to Switzerland. After their meal with esteemed colleagues and friends, she made her excuses and left him in the lobby. About fifteen minutes …