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Malavita : a novel / Tonino Benacquista ; translated by Emily Read.

by Benacquista, Tonino.

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Penguin Books, 2013.

Americans -- France -- Fiction.

Mafia -- France -- Fiction.

Witnesses -- Protection -- Fiction.

Normandy (France) -- Fiction.

9780143123859 (trade pbk.)

Malavita. English English.

Alternate title:

275 p. ; 20 cm.

"A savagely funny Mafia farce - soon to be a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones"--Fantastic Fiction website.

"This English translation by Emily Read was first published in Great Britain as "Badfellas" by Bitter Lemon Press 2010"--T.p. verso.

Translated from the French.

"The Blakes are newcomers to a small town in Normandy. Fred is a historian researching the Allied landings, Maggie enjoys charity work, and their kids are looking forward to meeting other teenagers at the local lycée. Or so it seems. In fact, Fred is really Giovanni Manzoni, an ex-goodfella turned stool pigeon who's been relocated from New Jersey to France by the FBI's witness protection program. He's got a two-million-dollar bounty on his head, but he and his family can't help attracting attention (imagine the Sopranos in Normandy). And when imprisoned mobster Don Mimino gets wind of their location, it's Mafia mayhem à la Josh Bazell's Beat the Reaper, or like The Godfather as if written by Carl Hiaasen. Because while you can take the man out of the Mafia, you can't take the Mafia out of the man."--Publisher.

Suspense fiction.

Humorous fiction.

French fiction -- Translations into English.

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