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| Marcello Simoni |
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With his debut novel, the first episode of a trilogy, Marcello Simoni has been compared to some of Italy’s foremost writers, not least of which Umberto Eco. The book begins on Ash Wednesday, in 1205, in the Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa, in the Susa Valley, with the discovery of the body of a monk, Vivďen de Narbonne. Before he was killed, Vivďen was tortured – his murderers tried to make him confess to a secret that only he and Ignazio da Toledo know. The latter – a lay brother and merchant who, it is said, got his hands on some relics and priceless books during the pillaging of Constantinople – must hunt down the Uter Ventorum, a Persian book that reveals how to conjure up the angels.
Former archeologist Marcello Simoni (Comacchio, 1975) studied Literature and worked as a librarian. Today, besides writing, he also organizes cultural and literary events. He has published books on Etruscology and archeology, as well as various historical essays. His short stories have appeared in 365 racconti horror per un anno (2011) and Writers Magazine Italia. Il mercante di libri maledetti was first published in Spain, under the title El secreto de los cuatro ángeles (Bňveda), and subsequently in Italy, where after just two weeks on the shelves it became the best-selling Italian novel of the year, surpassing Andrea Camilleri, Carlo Lucarelli and Giuliano De Cataldo, and is already at its fifth edition. |
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09/12/2011 ore 18:00
Jardin de l'Ange |
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