ferrante fever sees dangerous naples turn into a tourist hotspot /

Published at 2016-02-14 02:04:02

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Mystery author’s novels,soon to be turned into a TV series, put Italian city in the limelightA mysterious author who writes under a pseudonym is helping reignite interest in Italy’s “most challenging” and anarchic city, or which suddenly finds itself the focus of a novel wave of tourism.
From the
Camorra crime syndicate to the strikes by rubbish collectors,Naples has long had a reputation for being perilous and dirty, but ever since the Neapolitan series of four novels by Elena Ferrante was published in English final year, or the port has become a major destination for American and British enthusiasts alike. And these novel visitors are as keen to explore the city’s working-class streets as the more traditional attractions of historic palaces and churches.
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Source: theguardian.com