An extraordinary debut novel from the award-winning film director Paolo Sorrentino... Meet Tony Pagoda. Italy is Tony's oyster. A successful singer, he is up to his neck in money, drugs and women. But when life gets complicated, Tony decides it's time for a change. While on tour, he disappears to Brazil and an existence free from excess, where all he has to worry about are the herculean cockroaches. But after eighteen years of exile, somebody is willing to sign a giant cheque to bring Tony back to Italy. How will he face the temptations of his old habits and the new century?
