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The Past Is a Foreign Country (2004)

by Gianrico Carofiglio

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Giorgio, a 22-year-old trainee lawyer, becomes the pupil of Francesco, who exerts a strange fascination over men & women alike, & he teaches Giorgio how to cheat at cards. Their gambling exploits take them from luxurious villas to low dives, their victims ranging from rich industrialists to human flotsam.… (more)
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Anche questo libro, come tutti i suoi sinora letti, mi è piaciuto moltissimo.
Una storia ben scritta, con personaggi perfettamente caratterizzati e che riescono ad esprimere nel miglior modo possibile la contraddittorietà della giovinezza dove basta un nulla, in questo caso un’amicizia casuale, per stravolgere un’esistenza apparentemente già programmata.
Imperdibile come tutti i libri di Carofiglio. ( )
  Raffaella10 | Jan 28, 2023 |
Non c'è Guerrieri e avevo paura mi mancasse. Non è stato così. Forse il miglior Carofiglio che abbia letto finora. Il gioco del poker, una compagnia totalizzante, esperienze che tirano verso il basso, che più in basso non si può. Due storie parallele (di cui una poliziesca) che si incrociano ad un certo punto ma senza che fosse scontato. Insomma, un bel romanzo, scritto bene, che appassiona, coinvolge e alla fine, manca.
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  LauraLaLunga | Feb 15, 2021 |
Kept me turning the pages - why ? the relentless and unapologetic male narrative perspective & introspection, the immersion In the mixed morality and music of the 80's, and the atmospheric scene setting . ( )
  nkmunn | Nov 17, 2018 |
Non appena viene introdotto il personaggio del capitano, si capisce istantaneamente come il romanzo va a finire e tutto il thriller pubblicizzato in quarta di copertina sfuma. Per un giallo i personaggi sono troppo pochi, le parti dedicate all'investigazione ancora meno. Rimane l'elemento psicologico, ma i comportamenti di quasi tutti i personaggi sembrano illogici e inspiegabili, e a volte irritano facendo aspettare con inpazienza il capitolo investigativo di cui pero' gia' si conosce l'esito. Peccato, perche' poi non e' scritto per niente male e riesce a catturare il lettore senza problemi, solo lo sviluppo della trama e' un po' deludente. Sembra un tentativo mancato da parte dell'autore di cimentarsi in questo genere insolito, avendo letto "Testimone inconsapevole" (decisamente migliore) mi aspettavo qualcosa di piu'. ( )
  Mlvtrglvn | Jan 5, 2018 |
This was my first book of the author [[Gianrico Carofiglio]], which I have read, but certainly not the last. You can tell that the author has great knowledge of the mafia machinations, he has worked for years as an anti-Mafia prosecutor in Bari.
This story takes place in Bari. The main characters are two young students. One works and learns determined jurisprudence while the other is enrolled at the University, but this he looks from afar. Giorgio, the aspiring student will forfeit the adventure and the sinister machinations of the other. Naive as Giogio is, he plays with Francesco poker. He sees fast that he can manipulate the poker games in their favour with the choirboy Giorgio. They share the profit. The money attracts and Giorgio decides therefore to put his studies on hold. He sinks more and more into the forbidden game, breaking all social contacts, also from his family.
Giorgio noted only very late that he is being manipulated by Francesco. This goes so far that he pulls Giorgio into drug business. It takes a long time until Giorgio realizes that he has to get off. It was only when he notices that Fracesco is yet wanted for another offense, that he succeeds the exit. ( )
  Ameise1 | Sep 7, 2016 |
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Giorgio, a 22-year-old trainee lawyer, becomes the pupil of Francesco, who exerts a strange fascination over men & women alike, & he teaches Giorgio how to cheat at cards. Their gambling exploits take them from luxurious villas to low dives, their victims ranging from rich industrialists to human flotsam.

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