Books By Joseph Incardona - Author

Born in 1969, Swiss author Joseph Incardona has written over fifteen novels across a range of genres and has also written for theatre and cinema. His work is both popular and critically acclaimed; it has won numerous awards and has been adapted for film. Incardona’s work has been translated into German, Italian, Korean and Georgian.

A charismatic and unconventional character, Incardona is an engaging speaker. His crime novels (published by Finitude) focus on psychological questions and topical themes of social and political interest, while his series of autobiographical novels, including Permis C, recount the experiences of an Italian immigrant in Switzerland. Often darkly comic in tone, his novels deal with timeless themes of identity and belonging and the harsh realities of life as an immigrant on an estate where poverty and violence are all around. Incardona’s work has been translated into German, Italian, Korean and Georgian, but none of his books have yet been translated into English. His novel, La soustraction des possibles has been described as a satirical tour de force that is both thrilling and irresistible. Shortlisted for multiple awards, it has been widely acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Stella et l’Amerique, to be published by Bitter Lemon Press in English as Holy F*ck, has been optioned for the screen and described in the press as “A little marvel. Tarantino would have loved to write this book.”

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