The world of 1970s Italian cinema is the glossy backdrop for an elegantly wrought but shallow novel “Ugliness,” noted Pier Paolo Pasolini, “is never completely depressing or repulsive. It contains ...
“The Silver Book” follows one pivotal year in the life of the famed Italian costume designer Danilo Donati. By Christopher Bollen Christopher Bollen is the author of six novels, most recently “Havoc,” ...