My uncle is a cat
Pierdomenico Baccalario, Marilisa Cotroneo
Paris Noir. The headless man – vol. 2
Adventure
Crime
Three young artists and one headless corpse: Paris has never looked darker.
Berthe, Claude, and Pierre are standing on the railing of the Pont d’Arcole when they see it floating on the Seine: the body of a man. Headless. Needless to say, shortly afterward, the young painters are already investigating. Who could have the strength to commit such a murder, and most importantly, what was the motive? Following the teachings of Monsieur Dupin, the three leave no detail unchecked. They visit the morgue at La Morgue, the slums of Montmartre, attend the Franconi Circus, and even sneak into the women’s prison… But what if it was all an illusion? A false painting above the picture of truth? No one better than the three young artists will be able to find out.
- Two leading children’s authors, the finalist and the winner of the 2019 Strega Prize, join forces again in another incredible children’s adventure.
- A series of cases linked to the world of art, Bohemian artists, and what the three of them (and other friends like Cézanne, Manet – who Berthe will marry – Gauguin, Toulouse- Lautrec) will become: impressionist painters.
From the same series (Paris Noir): The Self-portrait, The Orange Seed Murder.
Publisher:
Battello a Vapore
Target:
10+
Year:
2021
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
Author
Guido Sgardoli
Born in San Donà di Piave (VE), a graduate in Veterinary Medicine, and a full-time writer. He collaborated for several years with newspapers, magazines, and websites dedicated to road trips, focusing on the history and traditions of the United States. He has had a long-standing interest in Ufology, Paranormal Phenomena, Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and the History of the United States and Native Americans.
In addition to his love of animals, he has always cherished books since childhood. Like many people, one day he decided to write his own story. Since then, he has never stopped, and in 2004, he published his first book, followed by many others: adventurous, entertaining stories filled with various "animality" that are beloved and widely read by children and young readers.
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