City Author:Alessandro Baricco When Gould, a child genius studying under the tutelage of 27 professors, meets Shatzy Shell, a writer of metaphysical Westerns, the two of them hit it off immediately and resolve to be companions. Their wanderings through the streets lead them to encounter all manner of strange denizens -- among them a murderous barber, the giant Diesel and the ... more »mute Poomerang -- launching them on many adventures that take them deep into the heart of the fascinating and beguiling city that is their home.
A number-one bestseller in Italy, CITY is a daringly original novel from the internationally acclaimed author of SILK. Translated by Ann Goldstein.« less