Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Italian: Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio) is an Italian language novel by Amara Lakhous, published by Edizioni e/o [it]. It was first published in 2006.[1] Its English translation, done by Ann Goldstein, was published in 2008 by Europa Editions.
The novel takes place in an apartment complex in the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II area.
According to The New Yorker, the multicultural Rome of the 2000s is the "author’s real subject".[2]
There is a film version [it].
The novel uses the first person point of view.[1]
In the story, police question residents of various origins in a single apartment complex. According to John Powers of National Public Radio, even though the plot is driven by police looking for the person who committed a murder, "the mystery isn't really the point."[3] Publishers Weekly praised the "intriguing psychological and social insight".[4]
According to Parati, an elevator used by many characters is rendered into being "a central character".[9]
It won the Flaiano Prize.[14]
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