Malacqua: Four Days of Rain in the City of Naples, Waiting for the Occurrence of an Extraordinary Event

Synopsis

After A Four-day Deluge, Naples Is Flooded. Buildings Collapse, Sinkholes Appear. Strange Events Spread Across The City: Ghostly Voices Emanate From A Medieval Castle Adn Five-lire Coins Begin To Play Music, But Only To Ten-year-old Childre. A Melancholy Journalist Searches For Meaning As The Narrative Takes Us Into The Minds Of Those Who Have Suffered In The Floods. Despite Phenomenal Initial Success, The Novel Was Withdrawn From Publication At The Author's Request, And Not Reissued Until After His Death In 2012. To This Day, Malacqua Remains A Timely Critique And A Richly Peopled Portrait Of A Much-muthologised City--back Cover. Nicola Pugliese ; Translated By Shaun Whiteside.