I milanesi ammazzano al sabato
{{Short description|1969 novel by Giorgio Scerbanenco}}
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| name = I milanesi ammazzano al sabato
| image = File:I_milanesi_ammazzano_al_sabato.jpg
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| author = Giorgio Scerbanenco
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| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| publisher = Garzanti
| pub_date = 1969
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| pages = 178
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I milanesi ammazzano al sabato (translation: Milanese Kill on Saturdays) is a 1969 crime novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It revolves the disappearance of the beautiful daughter of a truck driver, which leads the investigator to the slums and brothels of Milan. It was the final installment in Scerbanenco's Milan Quartet about the medical doctor and investigator Duca Lamberti.
Publication
The novel was published in 1969 through Garzanti in Milan. It has been translated into French, Spanish, Catalan and German.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/milanesi-ammazzano-al-sabato/oclc/797481432/editions|title=Formats and Editions of I milanesi ammazzano al sabato|work=WorldCat|accessdate=2016-11-29}}
Legacy
The novel was the basis for the 1970 Italian-German film La morte risale a ieri sera. The film was directed by Duccio Tessari and stars Frank Wolff as Lamberti.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/la-morte-risale-a-ieri-sera/22230/|title=La morte risale a ieri sera|language=Italian|work=Rivista del cinematografo|accessdate=2016-11-29}}
It lent its title to the 2008 album I Milanesi Ammazzano il Sabato by the Italian rock band Afterhours.
References
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External links
- [http://www.garzantilibri.it/default.php?page=visu_libro&CPID=1238 Italian publicity page] {{in lang|it}}
{{Giorgio Scerbanenco}}
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Category:Italian mystery novels
Category:Italian novels adapted into films
Category:Italian-language literature