Fabio Genovesi

I read this in an Epub ARC from the publisher

Can the coming of age by a one-handed kid in a by-passed Tuscan village that permanently smells of mildew be funny? It can be told that way. Even if you have to move out your house to give up your room to a cycling phenom and live in the back room of a bait shop where you can actually hear the worms as you fall asleep.

And what about your girlfriend who is thirteen years your senior and works in a youth center that caters to senior citizens? Or your heavy metal band that is booed off the stage before playing a note?

I had a little trouble getting into this. It seemed a bit disjointed at first (Epub is not my favorite way to read an ARC) but then it all seemed to come together and make some sort of sense. Or maybe nonsense. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.

For some reason the Goodreads description fails to credit the translator. Surprising, because Other Press is usually good about naming the translator. So here it is: neatly translated from the Italian by Michael Moore.… (more)