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Spit Three Times

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Davide Reviati

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English
Miscellaneous
28 April 2020
A searing coming-of-age graphic novel reminiscent of Richard Ford's short stories that took the author more than seven years to create. ""A masterpiece in black and white.""--L'Humanite

Winner of the Carlo Boscarato Prize 2016

Winner of the Lo Straniero Prize 2016

Winner of the Attilio Micheluzzi Prize for Best Writing 2017

Selection Officielle Angoulame 2018

In a forsaken corner of the Italian countryside, Guido and his friends Moreno and Katango spin out their days in languor and boredom intermixed with desire and, occasionally, violence. Nearby live the Stančič, a family of Romani who escaped the communist regime of Marshal Tito and settled here just after World War II. Guido's coming-of-age is changed by the evolving relationship that the rural town has with this group of outsiders, these ""gypsies."" The author is unsparing in his depiction of the townspeople's cruelty. And yet, there are also many instances of solidarity between Guido's community and the Stančič.

Reviati's first book in English, Spit Three Times is an extraordinary story of young men, disillusioned and trying to find their way, caught in the breach between post-war exuberance and the stagnation of the early twenty-first century.
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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 165mm, 
ISBN:   9781609809096
ISBN 10:   1609809092
Pages:   568
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

DAVIDE REVIATI is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator in the Italian media (il Manifesto, La Stampa, L'Unit ), and a screenwriter. His graphic novel, Morti di sonno (Coconino Press, 2009), won the 2010 Napoli Comic Con, and the best book in translation for its French edition (Casterman 2011). Sputa tre volte (Spit Three Times) was published in Italy in 2016 after seven years of crafting story and illustrations.

Reviews for Spit Three Times (GN)

In Davide Reviati's Italian graphic novel violence and vulnerability magnificently coexist. --Le Monde More than 500 pages and they read like they were less than half as many. Thanks to the impressive fluidity of the montage and the lightness of the writing. --Internazionale Integration, drugs, secrets, ignorance, wisdom, rural depression, dreams, threats, coming of age: this and much more is summoned by Reviati's imagistic poetry. You'll find your eyes glistening once again. --Il Mucchio Selvaggio


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