by Marcello Fois · Edições Asa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724125947
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«Sangue do Céu» is the crime novel by Marcello Fois, published by Edições Asa in paperback (128 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in nineteenth-century Sardinia, the story follows an Italian lawyer asked to defend a young man accused of robbery with homicide; the defence and its consequences centre the plot, with the island setting as backdrop.
«Sangue do Céu» is the second instalment of Marcello Fois's «Bustianu Satta» series, and was originally published in Italian as «Sangue dal cielo» in 1999.
For readers of historical crime fiction and courtroom plots set in Sardinia.
Marcello Fois is an Italian writer. He was born in Nuoro in Sardinia and studied at the University of Bologna. His first novel Ferro Recente was published in 1989. A prolific author, he has also written scripts for radio, TV, film and theatre. He has won numerous prizes, including:1992 – Premio Italo Calvino for Picta 1997 – Premio Dessì for Nulla 1998 – Premio Scerbanenco for Sempre caro 2002 – Premio Fedeli for Dura madre 2007 – Premio Lama e trama 2007 – Premio Super Grinzane Cavour for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Volponi for Memoria del vuoto 2007 – Premio Alassio Centolibri - Un Autore per l'Europa for Memoria del vuoto
