by Giosuè Calaciura · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072894190
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«Borgo Vecchio» is the novel by Giosuè Calaciura published by Gallimard in paperback (160 pages, in French).
In a poor neighbourhood of Palermo, Mimmo and Cristofaro grow up between the sea, markets with rigged scales and streets where the police never go. Cristofaro suffers his father's beatings; Mimmo spies on Celeste on the balcony. Both dream that Totò, an elusive thief and local hero, is their father. Mimmo wants to use Totò's gun to save his friend.
The novel was originally published in 2017; this French edition appeared on 7 January 2021.
For readers of contemporary Italian fiction and urban stories about childhood, poverty and loyalty.
