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Alberto Prunetti

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Born

Italy

Website

http://potassa.noblogs.org

Genre

Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Travel

Member Since

November 2010

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Alberto Prunetti was born in Piombino (Italy), a Tuscan steel town in 1973. A former pizza chef, cleaner, and handyman, he is also the author of a working class trilogy of novels and has translated works by George Orwell, Angela Davis, David Graeber, Bhaskar Sunkara and many others. Since 2018 he has directed the Working Class books series for the publisher Edizioni Alegre. He is a regular contributor of Il Manifesto, Jacobin Italia, Wu Ming's Giap and other magazines. ...more

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Il nuovo romanzo pubblicato da Laterza chiude la trilogia iniziata con Amianto e 108 metri. Esce in un momento molto difficile. Di solito io presento i miei libri nei centri sociali, nei circoli culturali, nelle biblioteche, nelle università e nelle librerie. In questo momento le biblioteche e le università s

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Average rating: 3.99 · 1,884 ratings · 242 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Amianto: Una storia operaia 4.18 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	108 metri: The new working class hero 4.10 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El círculo de los blasfemos. Una comedia obrera by Alberto Prunetti (Goodreads Author), Francisco Álvarez (Translator), Aitana Castaño (Foreword) 3.76 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Non è un pranzo di gala 4.25 avg rating — 65 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down and Out in England and Italy by Alberto Prunetti (Goodreads Author), Elena Pala (Translation) 3.69 avg rating — 65 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Troncamacchioni: Novella nera con fatti di sangue 3.68 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odyssée lumpen by Alberto Prunetti (Goodreads Author), Anne Echenoz (translator) 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il fioraio di Perón 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Potassa. Storie di sovversivi, migranti, erranti, sottratti alla polvere degli archivi 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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