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Il crepuscolo del romanzo

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È morto il 14 novembre, a Città del Messico, Fernando del Paso. Nemmeno un trafiletto sui giornali italiani, e non mi sorprende...

Sweet, dry, languid

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Memories from the family town in Puglia...

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