by Alessandro Piperno · Mondadori · tapa dura · ISBN 9788804538028
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«Con le peggiori intenzioni» is the contemporary novel by Alessandro Piperno, published by Mondadori in hardback (304 pages, in Italian).
The novel follows the rise and fall of the Sonninos, a wealthy Jewish family in Rome, across several generations. From the magnetic and extravagant grandfather Bepy to the disoriented grandson Daniel, the narrative spans decades of Italian history, from the economic boom to the 1980s, painting a fresco of Rome's upper bourgeoisie with friends, allies and adversaries.
It is Alessandro Piperno's debut novel, winner of the Premio Campiello Opera Prima in 2005, published in the Scrittori italiani e stranieri collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction and family sagas with historical background, especially those seeking Italian literature about Roman high society.
Alessandro Piperno is an Italian writer and literary critic of Jewish descent, having a Jewish father and a Catholic mother.
