- Title:
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Let the Games Begin (MP3)
- Written by:
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Niccolò Ammaniti
- Read by:
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Rupert Degas
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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9 hours 40 minutes
- MP3 size:
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428 MB
- Published:
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August 01 2013
- Available Date:
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August 01 2013
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781486200337
- Genres:
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Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; Dark Humour
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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International bestseller
"Brilliant, smooth, neurotic, and at times scathing."
Le Monde
"A bittersweet book where you laugh knowing that there really isn't anything to laugh about."
La Repubblica
In this satirical tragicomedy, Niccolò Ammaniti reveals a side of modern culture riddled with superficiality and vulgarity that nourishes our deepest dreams and insecurities
It's the night of the most decadent party of the century. A rags-to-riches real estate magnate has planned an over-the-top weekend safari for the who’s-who of celebrities at his sprawling residence in Villa Ada ? once a public park, now the largest private home in Rome. Starlets, politicians, soccer stars, and intellectuals all turn up to rub elbows.
Among them is a neurotically charming author struggling to write his next literary tome and pining for renewed recognition. In an unexpected turn of events, he crosses paths with The Wilde Beasts of Abaddon, a satanic sect planning to ruin the evening’s festivities in order to go down in history as a world-famous cult. What was intended as the most spectacular fête of the year quickly descends into apocalyptic chaos.
In this satirical tragicomedy, Niccolò Ammaniti, winner of the prestigious Strega Prize, reveals a side of modern culture riddled with superficiality and vulgarity that nourishes our deepest dreams and insecurities.
"Sometimes warmhearted, sometimes shockingly offensive, and much of the rest of the time very funny, Ammaniti’s new novel is like a rich, delicious stew ... This book pulls off a rare feat: an action-packed but well-paced satire populated with characters rather than caricatures."
Publishers Weekly
"A young novelist with extraordinary narrative gifts."
The Australian
"Let the Games Begin may well be the print version of 'La Dolce Vita' set today."
L'Unita
"Niccolo Ammaniti has constructed a novel you will not easily forget, rescuing the genius of Federico Fellini to mix chaos, social criticism and chronic human frailties ... A fast-paced, fevered comedy ... Ammaniti is the most gifted writer of his generation."
El Mundo