num_pages: 160
description: Its October 2006. In a few months Romania will join the European Union. Meanwhile the northern Italian town of Turin has been rocked by a series of deadly crimes involving Albanians and Romanians. Is this the latest eruption of a clan feud dating back centuries or is the trouble being incited by local organized crime syndicates who routinely infect neighborhoods and then cleanse them in order to earn big on property developments? Enzo Lagan born in Turin to Southern Italian parents is a journalist with a wry sense of humor who is determined to get to the bottom of this crime wave. But before he can do so he has to settle a thorny issue concerning Gino a small pig belonging to his Nigerian neighbor Joseph. Who brought the pig to the neighborhood mosque? And for heavens sake why? This multiethnic mystery from the author of Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio pays homage to the cinematic tradition of the commedia allitaliana as it probes the challenges and joys of life in a newly multicultural society.
language: English
title: Dispute Over a Very Italian Piglet
publisher: Europa Editions