Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (Italian: Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio) is an Italian language novel by Amara Lakhous, published by Edizioni e/o [it].
[1] Its English translation, done by Ann Goldstein, was published in 2008 by Europa Editions.
The novel takes place in an apartment complex in the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II area.
[1] In the story, police question residents of various origins in a single apartment complex.
According to John Powers of National Public Radio, even though the plot is driven by police looking for the person who committed a murder, "the mystery isn't really the point.