Summary of Ferocity
Clara Salvemini, a young woman and the daughter of a wealthy property developer in Bari, southern Italy, is struck by a lorry on a motorway and dies. Her death is ruled a suicide, but is that really the case? When her half-brother Michele returns to Bari, he begins to investigate his sister’s self-destructive life of drugs and infidelity, as well as his father’s business dealings, uncovering the corruption and moral decay behind his family’s commercial success.
Reasons to read Ferocity
“Ferocity” is an award-winning and compelling blend of thriller and family saga, set among the luxurious villas on the outskirts of Bari, exposing corruption in Italy’s business and political world. Nicola Lagioia is a contemporary Italian writer whose novels are often set in Bari, where he was born. “Ferocity” was awarded the Premio Strega in 2015, Italy’s most prestigious literary prize, as well as the Premio Mondello in the same year. His previous novel, “Riportando tutto a casa”, won both the Premio Viareggio and the Premio Volponi in 2010.
Original title: La ferocia
Year of publication: 2014
Nr of pages: 444
