Lit in Translation

Roberto Alajmo

Born 1959 · Italy

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    Strega 2003 · Shortlist

    Cuore di madre

    Title translated by AI:“A Mother's Heart”

    Roberto Alajmo · 44 when first published

    Novel · 232 pages · Crime, Family, Satire

    AI-generated summary:Cosimo Tumminia repairs bicycles in a Sicilian village where no one rides one, and he is said to bring bad luck. That is why some criminals choose him to keep a kidnapped child in his house.