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John's Latest Blogs
Jan.22.2013 - 11:19 am
The Italian general elections, which take place on the 24-25th February, are shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable since Silvio Berlusconi first swept to power in 1994 on...
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Jan.15.2013 - 12:48 pm
Here I am in the midst of the Italian election campaign, possibly one of the most important for the country since 1948, featuring the spectres (I use the word advisedly) or Silvio...
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Jan.06.2013 - 8:16 am
It is the night of 14th December 1990, and the Jolly Rosso, a merchant vessel belonging to the Ignazio Messina freight group, runs aground in Formiciche, Calabria. The ship...
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Nov.30.2012 - 11:45 am
Like many others, the company I work for in Italy closes for a couple of weeks in August. While I’m away, I’m in the habit of leaving my house to friends or relatives for a free...
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Writing
Short Story:
Filippa Nocentini
Short Story:
The popinjay king
Short Story:
Opening chapter of Servants of Two Masters
Politicians and the mafia make a living from control of the same territory: so they either go to war with one another or they come to an agreement.”
—Paolo Borsellino
About John
I'm a senior editor for a major reference publisher in Italy, where I've been working since finishing a doctorate at Oxford University. I've recently self-published three novels and am busy working on the third installment of a series of contemporary crime...
John’s Favorite Books
American Psycho, The Human Stain, White Noise, Disgrace, War and Peace, Madame Bovary, What a Carve Up!, Midnight's Children, A ciascuno il suo, Carrère,...