The Fugitive

by Massimo Carlotto

Book Overview

Inspired by Carlotto's own experience on the run from a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit, this gritty, authentic tale takes readers on a journey that passes through the French underworld... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933372257
• ISBN13: 9781933372259
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Fascinating memoir

I read this book on a recent plane trip and found it to be a fascinating examination of the author's years in exile and jail time for a crime he did not commit. Contrary to another reviewer's opinion, I did not find the book to be jumbled or disorganized. The author begins the story with his betrayal by a hired lawyer who was supposed to help him start immigration proceedings in Mexico, where he was then living. The book is not meant to be a chronological approach, but rather deals with the psychological and emotional issues around exile and the Kafka-esque experience of the Italian judicial system of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The other review is correct in that the book is quite short.