What bad luck!

Written by Beltramini Micol
Illustrated by Ascari Giancarlo

  • Non-fiction
  • Age group: 16 and up
  • Pages: 120
  • Format: 17 x 24 cm
  • Hardcover
  • RP: 16,50 euros

Did you know that Bob Marley died of a rare form of cancer at the age of thirty-six to avoid having his big toe amputated? Did you know that Tennessee Williams died after swallowing the cap of the eye drops he was putting in? Could you imagine Attila, king of the Huns, dying from blood loss from his nose on his wedding night? And then there’s Pythagoras, Frida Kahlo, Oscar Wilde, and James Gandolfini. These 50 biographies, written with irony and sometimes a touch of cruelty, show us how heroism, courage, and talent don’t always pay off in terms of luck. Because it’s true that life is hard for everyone, but for some people, it’s undoubtedly a little harder!

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