by Carlo Lucarelli · METAILIE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782864247197
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«La huitième vibration» is the historical and crime novel by Carlo Lucarelli, published by Métailié in paperback (413 pages, in French).
In January 1896 an Italian expeditionary force arrives in Eritrea with recruits from across the peninsula: an anarchist, a brigadier hunting a child killer, officers and settlers. The plot combines crime intrigue, adventure and romance, and culminates in the Battle of Adwa, with a critical look at Italian colonialism and its consequences.
French translation by Serge Quadruppani. Original title: «L'ottava vibrazione» (2008).
For readers of historical and crime fiction interested in Italian colonialism in Africa and the Battle of Adwa.
Carlo Lucarelli is an Italian crime-writer, TV presenter, and magazine editor. In 2003, his novel Almost Blue was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger award given by the Crime Writers' Association.
