{"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 Withdrawn at the author's request until his death in 2012, this is its first English publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Pugliese\u003c\/b\u003e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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911508069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicola Pugliese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019424714933,"sku":"9781911508069","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee479239-0f20-4e2b-9a6d-52039a4e3da9.jpg?v=1609172382","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/malacqua-four-days-of-rain-in-the-city-of-naples-waiting-for-the-occurrence-of-an-extraordinary-event-9781911508069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}