If you could sum up In the Wolf's Mouth in three words, what would they be?
Cool, detached, compelling.
What was one of the most memorable moments of In the Wolf's Mouth?
Ray's first combat, in the invasion of North Africa, and the fate of his neighbour.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Angilu's engagement with Mafiosi sheep-smugglers, in the preface.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
You brought the Mob back to Sicily. You thought that would end well?
Any additional comments?
Cool, slightly ennervated descriptions of extreme events. The level gaze is compelling, but makes the chief characters, especially Ray and Angilu, a bit distant and unknowable. Effortlessly graceful prose, and the descriptions are really vivid, but I ended up feeling most concern for Angilu's mule and his dog.