Nicola Pugliese

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Nicola Pugliese
Born8 August 1944
DiedApril 25, 2012(2012-04-25) (aged 67)
Notable workMalacqua

Nicola Pugliese (8 August 1944 - 25 April 2012) was an Italian author and journalist.

He published his debut novel, Malacqua, in 1977. Despite selling out in days, he requested not be reprinted and retired to a private life in Avella. It wasn’t printed again until after his death in 2012.

An English translation of Malacqua (trans. Shaun Whiteside) was published by And Other Stories in 2017.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Malacqua by Nicola Pugliese — water, water everywhere". Financial Times. Retrieved May 7, 2019.