Olivo Oliva
by Philippe Poloni

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Olivo Oliva

By Philippe Poloni

A Novel
Picas Series 68
Translated by David Homel
ISBN 1-55071-232-2
197 Pages
$15 Canada – $13 U.S.A.

The setting is an olive orchard in Sicily, where an olive quivers at the end
of a branch, longing for his freedom. In the grass below, the orchard
owner’s daughter, Pina da Vita, has been seduced by the son of her father’s enemy. From this unusual tableau is conceived our hero, Olivo Oliva – part man, part olive, a bastard who grows up to be a prodigious killer and obsessive artist.

Philippe Poloni was born in Italy. He studied visual arts and literature in
Montreal and New York. His work has been shown in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

David Homel is a novelist and translator living in Montreal.

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