{"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 Withdrawn at the author's request until his death in 2012, this is its first English publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/b\u003e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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10990440\"\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911508069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911508067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC052000\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC061000\"\u003eMagical Realism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42657363886317,"sku":"9781911508069","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c008156a-490c-4789-a3fa-ec325b1e1ea2.jpg?v=1649310983","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-9781911508069","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}