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Felidae #5
Salve Roma!
Als Francis' Herrchen aus beruflichen Gründen nach Rom reisen muss, bleibt ihm Francis als blinder Passagier auf den Fersen. Kaum ist er am Largo Argentino gelandet, versetzt eine geheimnisvolle Mordserie die zahllosen Streuner der Stadt in Angst und Schrecken. Gemeinsam mit einem neuen Freund macht sich der samtpfotige Detektiv auf die Suche nach dem Täter.
270 pages, Paperback
First published March 31, 2004
About the author
Akif Pirinçci
39 books77 followersAkif Pirinçci (pronunciation: [piːʁɪntʃi]) is a German writer of Turkish origin who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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August 16, 2023
To... było ciekawe przeżycie. Plot twist mnie zaskoczył, chociaż był do przewidzenia. Zakończenie zostało chyba dobrze zrobione... Ale... Jest mi smutno. Nie płaczę, ale mi smutno.
Jeśli chodzi o postacie to...
Francis to typowy staroświecki kot, którego da się polubić, chociaż martwię się, że już nikomu nie zaufa.
Gustaw to typowy nieudacznik życiowy. NAWET MU LINĘ NOWĄ KOMORNIK ZABRAŁ! A... i jest też "Otwieraczem do puszek".
Giovanni to przybłęda i oszust na żarcie.
Antonio to... oj... to ten jeden przyjaciel, któremu nie ufa się w 100%. A w ogóle to on simp. Chciałoby się powiedzieć: "A to hultaj!"
Samanta to biedna była no...
Sancta to... Ona nie wie.
Miracolo, choć to kot porównywany do papieża, nadal bardziej myśli o jedzeniu niż o martwych braciach i siostrach podczas stypy.
I szkoda mi psa Piusa, on jest traktowany jak głupi sługa.
A! I Umberto... Jego koty to symbolika jego postaci w pewnym sensie.
Jeśli chodzi o postacie to...
Francis to typowy staroświecki kot, którego da się polubić, chociaż martwię się, że już nikomu nie zaufa.
Gustaw to typowy nieudacznik życiowy. NAWET MU LINĘ NOWĄ KOMORNIK ZABRAŁ! A... i jest też "Otwieraczem do puszek".
Giovanni to przybłęda i oszust na żarcie.
Antonio to... oj... to ten jeden przyjaciel, któremu nie ufa się w 100%. A w ogóle to on simp. Chciałoby się powiedzieć: "A to hultaj!"
Samanta to biedna była no...
Sancta to... Ona nie wie.
Miracolo, choć to kot porównywany do papieża, nadal bardziej myśli o jedzeniu niż o martwych braciach i siostrach podczas stypy.
I szkoda mi psa Piusa, on jest traktowany jak głupi sługa.
A! I Umberto... Jego koty to symbolika jego postaci w pewnym sensie.
November 6, 2009
Man nehme die Handlung der ersten Felidae-Romane, verlege sie nach Rom und spule das ganze nach Schema F ab... wie immer gut geschrieben, wie immer ganz witzig, aber so langsam verlieren die Geschichten um Francis ihren Reiz.
December 18, 2015
7/10
Salve Roma is an interesting entry in the story of Francis, the cat detective introduced to the world by author Akif Pirincci in the novel Felidae. Francis is a much older cat by now, and still attached to his "can opener" Gustav, he travels to Rome, where Gustav is asked to oversee architectural work. The eternal city soon becomes Francis' playground, and he learns, obviously, of new killings. Not known by his new fellows, he still manages to unearth another weird conspiracy that has at its center one of the cats most envied organs!
While the story is written very humorously, the plots of the Felidae books start to become thinner and less credible with each iteration. Gone are the good old days when Francis was a local cat detective; he keeps falling in world shattering conspiracies that are just too weird to believe.
The last part of the book in particular is just bananas. The rest is okay.
Salve Roma is an interesting entry in the story of Francis, the cat detective introduced to the world by author Akif Pirincci in the novel Felidae. Francis is a much older cat by now, and still attached to his "can opener" Gustav, he travels to Rome, where Gustav is asked to oversee architectural work. The eternal city soon becomes Francis' playground, and he learns, obviously, of new killings. Not known by his new fellows, he still manages to unearth another weird conspiracy that has at its center one of the cats most envied organs!
While the story is written very humorously, the plots of the Felidae books start to become thinner and less credible with each iteration. Gone are the good old days when Francis was a local cat detective; he keeps falling in world shattering conspiracies that are just too weird to believe.
The last part of the book in particular is just bananas. The rest is okay.
June 20, 2021
Nach Francis waren die anderen Felidae Romane nicht mehr wirklich gut. Dieser bildet auch keine Ausnahme. Schade.
March 29, 2022
Akif Pirinçci, Almanya'da yaşıyor ve kitaplarını Almanca yazıyor. Yıllar yıllar önce serinin ilk iki kitabını çok severek okumuştum. O zamandan beri serinin popülerliği artmış, bir çok dile çevrilmiş ve yeni kitaplar eklenmiş.
Yanlış anlaşılmasın diye ekleyeyim, kitaplar çocuk edebiyatına dahil değil. Dedektif kedi Francis her kitapta farklı bir kedi cinayetleri serisinin içine düşüyor ve gizemi çözüyor. Kitaplar kedi düşkünleri için çok keyifli. Belki çok sıkıldığım bir dönemde serinin diğer parçalarını da okurum.
Merak edenlere ilk kitap olan Felidae'ı öneriyorum. Salve Roma'da olaylar fazla rastlantısal.
Yanlış anlaşılmasın diye ekleyeyim, kitaplar çocuk edebiyatına dahil değil. Dedektif kedi Francis her kitapta farklı bir kedi cinayetleri serisinin içine düşüyor ve gizemi çözüyor. Kitaplar kedi düşkünleri için çok keyifli. Belki çok sıkıldığım bir dönemde serinin diğer parçalarını da okurum.
Merak edenlere ilk kitap olan Felidae'ı öneriyorum. Salve Roma'da olaylar fazla rastlantısal.
June 6, 2020
Реално е за три звезди, но заради чувството за хумор на Акиф давам четири. Иначе ревюто ми с всичките критики може да прочетете на линка:
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October 5, 2022
Książka przeczytana przy okazji wypadu do Rzymu :) dzięki niej od razu trafiłam do Largo Argentina :) Nie czytałam poprzednich tomów - nie przeszkadzało to w lekturze.
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