As God Commands by Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy)
"As God Commands is a tragicomic tour de force--a gritty, darkly humorous, and surprisingly tender story of life at the crossroads of hope and despair." from the book jacket Niccolo Ammanti has written a gritty crime novel set in an underclass Italian village. Rino Zena, an unemployed alcoholic has one redeeming quality his love for his thirteen year old son, Cristiano. The book is an emotionally challenging read as Regina Marler, of the LA Times, suggests by saying some readers will want to put this book down after page 16. Please read her review at (www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-books23-2009nov23,0,,1675203.story). As God Commands has earned high praise from reads for character development and story line. Please join us to discuss As God Commands at Borders at North and Clybourne.
Starts
3/21/2010 @ 2:00
Ends
3/21/2010
Location
Postal code 60610, US
Chicago, IL 60610
"As God Commands is a tragicomic tour de force--a gritty, darkly humorous, and surprisingly tender story of life at the crossroads of hope and despair." from the book jacket Niccolo Ammanti has written a gritty crime novel set in an underclass Italian village. Rino Zena, an unemployed alcoholic has one redeeming quality his love for his thirteen year old son, Cristiano. The book is an emotionally challenging read as Regina Marler, of the LA Times, suggests by saying some readers will want to put this book down after page 16. Please read her review at (www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-books23-2009nov23,0,,1675203.story). As God Commands has earned high praise from reads for character development and story line. Please join us to discuss As God Commands at Borders at North and Clybourne.
Chicago, IL 60610
"As God Commands is a tragicomic tour de force--a gritty, darkly humorous, and surprisingly tender story of life at the crossroads of hope and despair." from the book jacket Niccolo Ammanti has written a gritty crime novel set in an underclass Italian village. Rino Zena, an unemployed alcoholic has one redeeming quality his love for his thirteen year old son, Cristiano. The book is an emotionally challenging read as Regina Marler, of the LA Times, suggests by saying some readers will want to put this book down after page 16. Please read her review at (www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-books23-2009nov23,0,,1675203.story). As God Commands has earned high praise from reads for character development and story line. Please join us to discuss As God Commands at Borders at North and Clybourne.
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