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Ukha Soup

Russian by birth, Emma was the wife of a rich Milanese industrialist, Eduardo Ugolini, by whom she had three children. Her middle son’s name was Eduardo jr. Eduardo’s best friend was Antonio. Antonio was from a poor family, with no significant connections, other than Eduardo’s enthusiasm for his talents as a cook. The Ugolinis were …

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Sheep in the House

Brothers Nicola and Michele Campanile were farmers from the backwaters of Basilicata in Southern Italy. They lived down a woody dirt track several kilometers from the local town in a shared farmhouse. On one side of the house, Michele lived with his wife; Nicola lived on his own on the other side of the house. …

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The Maître D’s Gaff

It is a well-known conceit of Italian life that both husband and wife are happy to take a lover or a mistress, but neither are willing to contemplate divorce, since neither wishes to upset the equilibrium in which the other lives. The case of the lawyer Pelligrini who had arrived with his wife and two …

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The Joker

Sheep in the House

Brothers Nicola and Michele Campanile were neighbours of Guglielmo’s cousin, Dino. They lived down a woody dirt track several kilometers from the local town in a shared farmhouse. On one side of the house, Michele lived with his wife; Nicola lived on his own on the other side of the house. Early one morning, when …

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The Joker

The Devil Doesn’t Hear Me

In the room where no one came dreaming of Michelangelo there were four different videos that could be watched from low lying seats covered in felt. As I sat down to watch, I kept looking across at the others and glimpsing, through foliage, a man crawling around in a pig mask. Nonetheless, the bluesman was …

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The Joker

The Watch

I feel bad about letting you down and leaving you in the lurch like this. P.S. Let me know if you want anything on the inside. In Name of the Heel Arturo’s father had two watches, the one he usually wore on his wrist, and the other he kept in a bowl with loose change …

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