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The sense of an elephant

Missiroli, Marco, 1981-2015
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Pietro arrives in Milan with a battered suitcase full of memories, to take up a new job as concierge. Living in his palazzo are lost and eccentric souls: Poppi, a lawyer; Luciana and her son; and Luca, a doctor, whose wife Viola holds a secret that could destroy their marriage. Right from the start Pietro has a special interest in Luca and his family, and soon he's letting himself into their apartment while everyone is out. As his story emerges in snatches and flashbacks, each prompted by his case of treasures, we begin to find out what has brought him to be guardian here, so late in his life.
Main title:
The sense of an elephant / Marco Missiroli ; translated from the Italian by Stephen Twilley.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2015.London : Picador, 2015.
Collation:
242 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9781447241942 (pbk)
Dewey class:
853.92FICTION
Language:
EnglishItalian
BRN:
1774628
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