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Café Nopal
Un nero "on the road" scritto in sintonia con la furia profonda di un Messico alieno, enigmatico e mutevole. Una storia romantica e feroce, dove solo l'amore per una donna e il desiderio di trasformare profondamente la propria esistenza potranno salvare il protagonista. Alfredo Colitto ha pubblicato con lo pseudonimo di Alfredo Sereni il romanzo "Aritmia letale" (Addictions, 2003). Insieme a Giancarlo Narciso ha curato l'antologia di scrittori italiani e messicani "Un oceano di mezzo" (Nuovi equilibri/Stampa Alternativa). Suoi racconti sono apparsi in varie antologie.
205 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Alfredo Colitto
145 books18 followersAt the age of thirty, after leaving any hope of adapting to a nine-to-five job, Alfredo Colitto decided to follow his passion for travelling and began journeying around the world. He spent some years in Mexico, and now lives in Bologna, Italy, with his wife Ana Luz and Agata, his cat.
He published the novels Aritmia Letale (Addictions, 2003, under the alias of Alfredo Sereni), Bodhi Tree (Crisalide, 2005) and Café Nopal (Alacrán, 2005). Together with Giancarlo Narciso he edited Un oceano di mezzo (Nuovi Equilibri/Stampa Alternativa) a collection of short stories by Italian and Mexican writers, also published in Mexico. His short stories are included in several collections, among which: EnoKiller (Morganti Editori, 2005), Killers & Co. (Sonzogno, 2003) and Fez, Struzzi e Manganelli (Sonzogno, 2005). Alfredo Colitto is a member of ASB (Writers of Bologna Association) and of AIEP (Asociación Internacional Escritores de Policiacos ). He teaches creative writing in Bologna.
He is also a translator from English and Spanish, working for some of the biggest Italian publishing houses: Einaudi, Piemme, Sperling & Kupfer, Frassinelli, Sonzogno.
He published the novels Aritmia Letale (Addictions, 2003, under the alias of Alfredo Sereni), Bodhi Tree (Crisalide, 2005) and Café Nopal (Alacrán, 2005). Together with Giancarlo Narciso he edited Un oceano di mezzo (Nuovi Equilibri/Stampa Alternativa) a collection of short stories by Italian and Mexican writers, also published in Mexico. His short stories are included in several collections, among which: EnoKiller (Morganti Editori, 2005), Killers & Co. (Sonzogno, 2003) and Fez, Struzzi e Manganelli (Sonzogno, 2005). Alfredo Colitto is a member of ASB (Writers of Bologna Association) and of AIEP (Asociación Internacional Escritores de Policiacos ). He teaches creative writing in Bologna.
He is also a translator from English and Spanish, working for some of the biggest Italian publishing houses: Einaudi, Piemme, Sperling & Kupfer, Frassinelli, Sonzogno.
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October 19, 2015
...un po' strano, non del tutto armonico (un po' indeciso tra la storia romantica, quella esistenziale e il giallo) qualche lungaggine; finale e soluzione sbrigativa anche se non incongrua, ma racconto di lettura decisamente piacevole...misteri della letteratura
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