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 enlarge | Author: Andrea Camilleri
Publisher: Picador
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £5.50
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5307
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0330442236
EAN: 9780330442237
ASIN: 0330442236
Publication Date: January 4, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new and unopened.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 perfect escapism February 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Another fantastic book from Andrea Camellieri. If you have never read an Inspector Montalbano book before you are really mising something. They are not fast paced thrillers, but are humourous portraits of a slightly disorganised and very confusing legal/police system in sicily with added food. Like the previous reviewer i have a couple of gripes. I felt 'The Patience of the Spider' came to an end a bit abruptly, and Livia just annoys me. But really worth reading
Better in French! January 14, 2008
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Another excellent story featuring Montalbano. My only gripe is with the translation. I'm fortunate enough to be able to read in French and the language of the originals (local dialect for the most part) comes across much better in French - especially Catarella's mangling of syntax. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the English translations - technically good BUT much too American in flavour leading the dialect to ring false to this English ear.
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