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Country Italy Publication date 1 March 1997 Pages 239 | 3.6/5 Goodreads Published in English 1999 Originally published 1 March 1997 Page count 239 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro Genres Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction Similar Works by Antonio Tabucchi, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro (Italian: La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro) is a 1997 crime novel by the Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi. It is set in Porto, Portugal, and follows a murder investigation after a headless body has been found.
Reception
Michael Pye of The New York Times called the novel "a vivid book" and wrote that Tabucchi "writes with all his senses". He noted how the book often reflects on subjects in ways conventional crime novels do not, and wrote: "Much of this works very well, but you should be warned about Tabucchi's tendency to slam the door on the captive reader and start a seminar. ... You may sometimes want to snort with exasperation and send Tabucchi's book skirling across the room. But, then again, when did you last find a novel this interesting?"