Milan is the city of fashion and business. One October morning, a blonde woman walks into private detective Antonio Esposito's "I'm looking for my daughter. She's American and she works as a model." A detective story which is full of surprises, beautiful women, strange politicians and ... good food.
I read this Italian version, although Goodreads lists it as a Greek-learner book. Of all of the easy books I’ve picked up for language learners, this one is the funniest. It’s like a Raymond Chandler detective story, with a hard-drinking, chain-smoking detective working on a case. Femme fatale? Check. Added to the cliché are a few Italian stereotypes by the author. Our detective, Esposito, is from Naples, loves opera, drinks grappa, and la cucina napoletana. Also, this is the first easy reader that featured cocaine abuse. A wild ride.
Lots of fun, vocab was about at the right level. Grammar was surprisingly easy (present tense narration, although I did see some plu/perfects, imperfects, and aorists from time to time).
Fun story: it wasn't *too* mysterious, but I enjoyed it.
I read this book as part of a reading assignment in my Italian class. Easily understandable, but challenging enough to learn new phrases and vocabulary. Great way to build a proper foundation for my Italian!
I love reading these easy readers. I feel like i'm getting better at remembering words and figuring them out, by reading longer texts at my level. And the story takes place in real locations in Greece. I read parts of it to my tutor, and she nods knowingly when i mention places. And this one includes two recipes, one mentioned in the beginning and one at the very end.
a história é ok, legal mas nada demais. o livro é otimo pra quem está aprendendo italiano (eu kk) da pra entender quase tudo e aprender muitas palavras novas
69. Το μοντέλο που ήξερε πολλά 『知りすぎたモデル』 原作: A. De Giuli, C. M. Naddeo 原題: Modelle, pistole e mozzarelle 出版社: Δέλτος 翻訳: Roberta Teo 翻案: Κλεάνθης Αρβανιτάκης 総語数:7,000 頁数:本文43ページ 読了日:2005年08月25日
2002年に読んだ Έναν Αύγουστο στις Σπέτσες (ある8月、スペツェスにて)と同じシリーズで、難度レベル3。このシリーズは、レベル1~5まで揃っています。(レベル5まで行っても Easy Reader であることには変わりないんですけどね…。)