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Photos and drawings of the places in my stories. Tap an image to see it full size.

The Serpent’s Nights

Bergamo, March 2020: military trucks in the rain
Illustration: the queen of the airport
Illustration: nights at the airport
Illustration from the prologue
The fruit basket, the water and the blanket
The empty waiting room at night
People wrapped in blankets
A shared blanket. An apple passed from hand to hand.
Preview of a chapter

The Fishermen’s Island

Father and son on the ferry to the island
The island seen from the lake
A boat on the island’s shore
A boat and nets on the lake
Stresa at night, with the island in the background
A night on the island, between fires and processions
Isola dei Pescatori on Lake Maggiore

Sparrows and Atlantic Bar

The Sparrows café and its customers
Elia at a café table with a sparrow
Sparrows among the tables
Atlantic Bar, next to the supermarket
Atlantic Bar, a place of encounters and stories

Streets and encounters

Two young accordion players on Via San Tommaso
Anna sitting on a bench
The kneeling woman in Vicolo San Lazzaro
Don Mario and the man from Eastern Europe
Don Sergio sitting at a table
Don Sergio Adelasio’s poem (in Italian)
The pilgrim with his walking stick
The walker along the road
The statue outside Bergamo’s airport
A hand and the Milan Bergamo Airport sign

Alassio

Vladimir Luxuria’s tile on the Muretto of Alassio
The statue of the lovers at the Muretto of Alassio
Someone sitting on the Muretto of Alassio
The tiles of the Muretto of Alassio
A young woman on the Alassio seafront
Emi on the beach in Alassio
A pigeon on the beach in Alassio
Mimba sitting by the sea in Alassio
The kiosk on the Alassio seafront
An elderly couple on the Alassio seafront

Covers

Le notti del serpente (italiano)
The Serpent's Nights (English)
Las noches de la serpiente (español)
Les nuits du serpent (français)
Die Nächte der Schlange (Deutsch)
As noites da serpente (português (Brasil))
The Fishermen’s Island – The Ritual: draft cover
The Fishermen’s Island: draft cover

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