Amara Lakhous

Algerian-born writer and journalist who writes in Italian; his fiction often explores migration, urban life and cultural encounters.

Writes novels that mix multiple narrative voices, often set in contemporary Italy and dealing with immigration and multiculturalism.

A 7/10 review praises Lakhous's depiction of Piazza Vittorio as a crowded, multilingual stage. The novel uses many voices as narrative witnesses in a detective framework about a murder in an elevator. It highlights prejudices, coexistence challenges, and the chaos of contemporary Rome.

For:Readers of contemporary Italian fiction, social satire, detective fiction, and migration narratives