Weaving the intrigue of a Romance with the haunting evocation of a legendary Mediterranean city, Dan Hofstadter reveals Naples to us.
And he brings to life on the page his Neapolitan friends, people whose gestures and superstitions seem as old as Vesuvius: chief among them, Benedetta, the object of his fascination and affections, and, like her home city, at once inviting and unfathomable..
He is our guide to its decaying architectural beauty - the Falling palace of his dreams; the conversations that start in the cafes and continue into the night; the countless curio shops where treasures mingle with kitsch.
Weaving the intrigue of a Romance with the haunting evocation of a legendary Mediterranean city, Dan Hofstadter reveals Naples to us
