{"product_id":"malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-paperback","title":"Malacqua: Four Days of Rain in the City of Naples, Waiting for the Occurrence of an Extraordinary Event - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 Withdrawn at the author's request until his death in 2012, this is its first English publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/b\u003e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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53494224814387,"sku":"9781911508069","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/59ADW9UaMg9781911508069.webp?v=1783526652","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}