by Marcello Fois · Salamandra Publicacions Y Edicions · tapa dura · ISBN 9788478886517
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«Siempre caro» is the novel by Marcello Fois, published by Salamandra Publicacions Y Edicions in hardcover (128 pages, in Spanish).
In Nuoro, at the end of the 19th century, lawyer and poet Bustianu Satta defends shepherd Zenobi Sanna, accused of cattle theft. The accused, on the run and determined to destroy evidence, complicates the case; amid reticence, letters and photographs, Satta ends up investigating. The story, narrated in three voices, mixes language and dialect.
First installment of the Bustianu Satta series. Originally published as ‘Sempre caro’ in 1998, winner of the Scerbanenco Prize.
For fans of historical mystery novels set in late 19th-century Sardinia.
Marcello Fois is an Italian writer. He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel Ferro Recente was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including:1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for Picta 1997 – Premio Dessì for Nulla 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for Sempre caro 2002 – Premio Fedeli for Dura madre 2007 – Premio Lama e trama 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Volponi for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for Memoria del vuoto
