Longo, D: The Last Man Standing

Davide Longo was born in 1971 in the Province of Torino. In addition to novels he writes books for children, short stories and articles, and his texts have been used in musical and theatre productions. Silvester Mazzarella is a distinguished translator of Italian and Swedish literature.

'It turns an unforgiving spotlight turned on an increasingly unstable world. We can only hope that Longo's visionary diagram of our possible future remains on the printed page' Independent. 'gruesome, intense and strange ... a Eurozone nightmare brought to life on the page' Financial Times. 'The Last Man Standing is set to be one of the best novels this year' SFX. 'With mesmerising control of language, Longo weaves a tale that will leave readers with much to think about long after they have put it down' The Irish Examiner. 'this is a complex and compelling investigation of the behaviour of survival' TLS. 'a totally unique novel that blends despair with hope and angst with serenity so well that it deserves to be held in similar high esteem. An inspiring read' We Love This Book. 'We suspect that Davide Longo is the most talented and intense Italian novelist of his generation' Valentina Pigmei, G.Q. 'Longo has succeeded in crafting a shimmering parable' Maike Albath, Suddeutsche Zeitung. 'The depiction of civilisation's end is terrifyingly convincing ... After reading this, life in Ireland under austerity seems a nonstop frolic' The Irish Times.

'We suspect that Davide Longo is the most talented and intense Italian novelist of his generation' Valentina Pigmei, G.Q. 'The story in L'uomo Verticale might sound familiar, if it weren't for the fact that Davide Longo has written it better than anyone else' Daria Bignardi, Vanity Fair. 'Davide Longo writes very little, and writes like a God' Max. 'Longo has succeeded in crafting a shimmering parable' Maike Albath, Suddeutsche Zeitung. 'The language used in this novel is fundamental language which flows perfectly, as clear as water in a river' L'Unita. 'the pages fly by' SciFi Now.

'the pages fly by' SciFi Now. 'gruesome, intense and strange ... a Eurozone nightmare brought to life on the page' Financial Times. 'The Last Man Standing is set to be one of the best novels this year' SFX. 'With mesmerising control of language, Longo weaves a tale that will leave readers with much to think about long after they have put it down' The Irish Examiner. 'Intense' The Sunday Business Post. 'a special reading experience ... a wonderful book' Falcata Times. 'a totally unique novel that blends despair with hope and angst with serenity so well that it deserves to be held in similar high esteem. An inspiring read' We Love This Book. 'Davide Longo writes very little, and writes like a God' Max. 'The story in L'uomo Verticale might sound familiar, if it weren't for the fact that Davide Longo has written it better than anyone else' Daria Bignardi, Vanity Fair. 'We suspect that Davide Longo is the most talented and intense Italian novelist of his generation' Valentina Pigmei, G.Q. 'The language used in this novel is fundamental language which flows perfectly, as clear as water in a river' L'Unita. 'Longo has succeeded in crafting a shimmering parable' Maike Albath, Suddeutsche Zeitung.