What is this buzzing, do you hear it too?

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. [nice copy, a tiny little smudge on the fore-edge but no other significant wear to book; the jacket shows just a touch of edge- and surface-wear]. "A man is found dead in the middle of a meadow not far from Rome -- possible, most probably, murdered." The corpse has been discovered by Giuseppe, a junk dealer who then becomes obsessed with learning the identity of the dead man and how he met his end. But is this, then, a murder mystery? "No, or rather not that alone, for as Giuseppe's story evolves (it is told in his own voice), the reader sees that the events and characters are not *solely* what they seem. What they *actually* are is subject to doubt and interpretation, for Giuseppe, who is doing the reporting, has an antic, quick-silver mind that follows an imperious logic all its own." Originally published in Italy under the title "Salto Mortale." . (Inventory #: 29856)