A review by erinekelly
Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich

5.0

I loved this book. I’ve never explored Italian literature until now, so that alone drew me to the book (which, oddly enough, I found in an airport bookstore in Albania). The characters reminded me of Italian versions of those from The Great Gatsby, but the writing was so different - alternating between the poetic, the ironic, and the almost-unintentionally comedic. This is a treasure - thank you to all the publishers and translators who repeatedly rescued it from obscurity over the years.