It's 1987. Two prisoners, both Italian, break out of prison in a rubbish lorry. One heads for Paris, the other to Milan. The first Carlo, is killed in a shoot-out during a bank robbery - under suspicious circumstances. Frightened by the manhunt launched by Interpol, the second prisoner, Filippo, returns to Paris where he becomes a security guard. He spends his nights writing the story of a Red Brigadier, as recounted to him in prison by Carlo. His landlady Cristina finds him a publisher and the book becomes a bestseller. Filippo, carefully coached by his publishers press office, steadfastly refuses to own the story, insisting that all his stories are fiction and that this is a work of imagination. The public don t buy it, neither do the police, and dogged investigations begin to produce the reasons why. Ultimately Filippo cannot escape his fate: that of a man with an assumed identity that carries far greater risks than his own.
By:
Dominique Manotti, Ros Schwartz Translated by:
Amanda Hopkinson, Ros Schwartz Imprint: Arcadia Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 134mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 200g ISBN:9781909807556 ISBN 10: 1909807559 Pages: 300 Publication Date:15 July 2014 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
