by Alessandro Baricco · Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817106115
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«Castelli di rabbia» is the novel by Alessandro Baricco, published by Rizzoli in paperback (256 pages, in Italian).
Set in the nineteenth century, it takes place in the imaginary city of Quinnipak and interweaves the lives of characters such as the Rail gentlemen and the boy Penth with his friend Pekisch, while two bands travel across the country to meet. With a cinematic editing structure and musical score rhythm, it explores dreams, utopias and the nostalgia of a world in transformation.
First novel by Alessandro Baricco, originally published in 1991; it won the Prix Médicis étranger (1995) and the Premio San Clemente (1999).
For readers of literary fiction who want to read Baricco in his original language.
Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages.
