Lit in Translation

Maurizio Cucchi

Born 1945 · Italy

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    Strega 2005 · Shortlist

    Il male è nelle cose

    Title translated by AI:“Evil Is in Things”

    Maurizio Cucchi · 60 when first published

    Novel · 145 pages · Crime

    AI-generated summary:Pietro, distracted while reading Gogol's 'The Overcoat', wonders what strange thoughts and temptations are running through his head. At first it all seems to be in his mind, but the turmoil soon begins to show outside it.