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Alessandro Gallenzi

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This black comedy, about the travails of publishing as seen by a serially-unpublished young wannabe bestselling author and a respected old publisher of translated works beleaguered by the financial world he is now forced to work in, could have been really hilarious - if say David Lodge or Tom Sharpe had written it.

Instead, it is rather average. The characters, with the exception of gentleman publisher Charles and his PA, are absolutely ghastly. All the stereotypes you could think of are there, and their worst sides all come out in the bidding war for a fictional call-girl's memoirs. It's not bad, it's got a few laughs, and a blogging friend of mine even gets a positive mention - however it's lacking bite. It's a book that's not quite made its mind up whether it's to be an out and out tragedy or satire, and has settled intead for being a comedy-drama - very ITV!

The author is an insider - being a publisher himself, (of quality reprints of out of print gems at Hesperus), and although it's a depressing view of his own industry, it's still a bit cosy. Industry insiders will doubtless enjoy it and get all the in jokes that went over my head. Ultimately it's backward looking rather than anticipating the next publishing sensation - which would have been much more fun.
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gaskella | Apr 30, 2010 |

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17
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