“If endemic narcissism is one of the central pathologies of contemporary culture, then Ricci has crafted with Sleep one of its holy texts.” – Toronto Star. From multi-award winning author Nino Ricci comes a novel of harrowing emotional power and suspense, the story of one man’s descent into sleeplessness. Sleep by Nino Ricci ISBN ISBN Hardcover; Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ; ISBN The novel, Sleep, by Nino Ricci, is very well-written. The main character is complex and very different from anything I've read, not only because of his severe sleep disorder but also because of a complicated personality and past/5(86).
Sleep By Nino Ricci. Doubleday Canada, $30 - - - Nino Ricci's new novel, Sleep, may be grim, but it is a page-turner bound to please the award-winning writer's wide audience. Nino Pio Ricci (born ) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Leamington, Ontario to Italian immigrants, Virginio and Amelia Ricci, from the province of Isernia, Molise.. Ricci received a B.A. in English literature from York University, Toronto in and a Master's in Creative Writing from Concordia University, Montreal in Nino Ricci's new novel, Sleep, turns the author's narcolepsy into a tense, unexpected thriller about an author who's life disentegrates both professionally and personally.
From multi-award winning author Nino Ricci comes a novel of devastating emotional power and intelligence, and often breathless suspense: the story of one man's descent into sleeplessness. David Pace is a man who has it all--a successful career as an almost-famous academic, a wife blessed with both beauty and brains, a young son and a lovely home. Unfortunately, Mr. Ricci’s SLEEP is an exercise in the sloppy as well as the glib. To quote from the text, "Tell him he is lost, has made a mistake, has taken a wrong turn, [and] wonder how someone who claims such an interest in history has not even bothered to understand his own." Mr. Ricci wrote this book. One is prompted to ask, has he read it?. Sleep by Ricci, Nino. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
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