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    Malavita by Tonino Benacquista (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Malavita by Tonino Benacquista (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Malavita by Tonino Benacquista (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Malavita by Tonino Benacquista (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Malavita with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of Malavita by Tonino Benacquista, a novel about a former mob boss who is sent to live in the French countryside with his family as part of the FBI Witness Protection Programme after snitching on his former associates. Integrating into small-town life brings its fair share of pitfalls and comical mishaps, but soon enough the family’s old life catches up with them, and fitting in with the neighbours has to take a back seat to eluding the mobsters on their tail and out for revenge. A classic noir comedy, Malavita has frequently been dubbed “the Sopranos in rural France” and was adapted for the big screen by Luc Besson in 2013. Tonino Benacquista is a French writer who has won accolades for both his novels and his screenwriting.

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    • Questions for further reflection

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateSep 22, 2017
    ISBN9782806296153
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      Malavita by Tonino Benacquista (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      French author and screenwriter

      Born in Choisy-le-Roi in 1961.

      Notable works:

      Le Maldonne des sleepings (1989), novel

      La Commedia des ratés (published in English as Holy Smoke, 1991), novel

      Malavita (2004), novel

      Tonino Benacquista was born into an Italian family living in a Parisian suburb in 1961. He briefly studied cinema and literature, but soon abandoned them in favour of odd jobs which would prove tremendously inspirational for his future works. He started writing in the late 1980s, publishing noir fiction which quickly gained a cult following. Later, he also wrote more mainstream novels, which brought him massive success. These include Someone Else (2001), which tells the story of two thirtysomethings who throw themselves into the challenge of living the life they have always

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