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Donnaregina
Teresa Ciabatti (born 1975)
English editions
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A writer who knows nothing of crime and has always written about teenagers, singers and actresses is sent by her newspaper to interview a superboss of the Camorra, accused of 182 murders committed or ordered. Their meeting brings together two worlds that should stay apart, but when he begins to talk something changes. This ruthless man who breeds pigeons and believes in UFOs starts to interest her, less for his tales of robberies and revenge than for the nostalgia he shows for lost women, murdered friends and family ties. Is he manipulating her? Boss and writer meet on the ground of uncertain parenthood and of children they fear they have lost.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 221 pages in the original
- Genres
- Crime, Family, Autofiction (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Italy
- First published
- 2025 by Mondadori
- Author's age
- 50 when first published
- ISBN
9788804761433 (original)