kimika (chemistry)
Immanuel Mifsud's fifth collection of short stories is another close look at the underworld with particular reference to drug connected crime. Kimika also provides satirical commentaries on the Maltese mass media, with very particular reference to reality tv shows, journalism tv, and opinion makers.
Although most of the characters in Kimika are frowned upon by society, one can hardly regard them as anti-heroes, since, at the end of the day, they are normal human beings who survive from day to day and can even manage to make a decent living.
Originally Kimika was to be published by Progress Press in 2004 but the firm had second thoughts about the publication at the very last minute. In May 2005 they released Immanuel Mifsud from the contract signed the year before and Klabb Kotba Maltin immediately bought the rights to publish the book.
Some newspapers, like l-Orizzont, criticised the book for being 'obscene and pornographic', while others simply refused to carry reviews.