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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2020 by Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino
First publication 2023 by Europa Editions
Translation by Oonagh Stransky
Original Title: Via Gemito
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Art direction by Emanuele Ragnisco
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Cover design by Ginevra Rapisardi
Cover image: Federico Starnone, Operai che pranzano (I bevitori), oil on canvas, 1953.
Council Chambers, Positano. Courtesy of the Positano City Council.
(Photo: Vito Fusco)
ISBN 9781609459253