{"product_id":"malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-9781911508069","title":"Malacqua: Four Days of Rain in the City of Naples, Waiting for the Occurrence of an Extraordinary Event","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book with a meaning and a force and a message.\" --Italo Calvino\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A marvellous writer!\" --Roberto Saviano\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour days of rain trigger strange events across Naples: ghostly voices are heard and musical coins appear. As a journalist searches for meaning, we follow those enduring the floods. This portrait of a much-mythologized city captivated Italy when it was first published in 1977. Withdrawn at the author's request until his death in 2012, this is its first English publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-2012) was born in Milan, but lived almost all his life in Naples. His only novel, \u003ci\u003eMalacqua\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Italo Calvino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicola Pugliese: Nicola Pugliese (Milan, 1944 - Avella, 2012) lived almost all his life in Naples. His only novel, Malacqua, was published by Italo Calvino when he was the publisher at the renowned publishing house Einaudi.\u003cbr\u003eShaun Whiteside: Shaun Whiteside is an award-winning translator from Italian, French, German and Dutch. He lives in London, UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493211934994,"sku":"9781911508069","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12faa5d7-a23e-4afa-a6ce-f36437953e50.jpg?v=1730637226","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-9781911508069","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}