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The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro
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Wikipedia article
'The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro' is a 1997 crime novel by the Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi. It is set in Porto, Portugal, and follows a murder investigation after a headless body has been found.
Reception
Michael Pye of 'The New York Times' called the novel "a vivid book" and wrote that Tabucchi "writes with all his senses". He noted how the book often reflects on subjects in ways conventional crime novels do not, and wrote: "Much of this works very well, but you should be warned about Tabucchi's tendency to slam the door on the captive reader and start a seminar. ... You may sometimes want to snort with exasperation and send Tabucchi's book skirling across the room. But, then again, when did you last find a novel this interesting?"
See also
* 1997 in literature
* Italian literature
References
Category:1997 novels
Category:Italian crime novels
Category:Novels by Antonio Tabucchi
Category:Novels set in Portugal
Category:20th-century Italian novels
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