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Praise for
Sicilian Tragedee:
“[An] irreverent and very funny new novel. Cappellani . . . generates full-throttle comedy with a bitter edge. It’s only after the laughter stops that you smell the gunpowder.”—David Leavitt, The New York Times “An exuberant crime novel with a plot as twisty, one might say, as a plate of linguini . . . a black comic explosion of plots and counterplots, murders and reprisals.”—John Powers, NPR’s Fresh Air
“Sicilian Tragedee is a riotous and affectionate riff on Romeo and Juliet.”—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times
“Cappellani’s second novel, a madcap comedy structured as a three-act play and set in contemporary Sicily, pays homage to Shakespeare and bristles with hilariously vulgar stabs at sex, art and family . . . The sheer energy and velocity of this merry farce will sweep readers away.”—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Who Is Lou Sciortino?: “[Cappellani] brings a zesty postmodern attitude to his contemporary bloodbath, punctuating scenes of cinematic violence with staccato conversations laced enthusiastically with profane outbursts in three languages . . . A hip and funny take on mob warfare, with very little gusto lost in translation.” —Kirkus Reviews