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Marotta & Cafiero: book pushers born in Scampia (2010), turning Europe’s once-largest drug piazza into a hub for radical civil fiction and global stories—on Rwanda, slavery, Chile, Central Africa—printed ecologically on recycled, zero‑km paper
Founded by two 22‑year‑olds in a neighborhood with no bookshops, they now publish over 100 titles, boast a "Scugnizzeria" bookstore & lab in Scampia, and proudly operate as a pizzo‑free, socially conscious press
From Nobel laureates like Günter Grass to Stephen King, they prove that where drugs once ruled, now stories—and hope—are being sold.
TITLES
Storie di Scampia (Tales from Scampia)
Genre:
Literary & General
AL DI LÀ DELLA NEVE (BEYOND THE SNOW)
Author:
Rosario Esposito La Rossa
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Scampia as it has never been told. 27 stories written by those who live the neighborhood every day. Dedicated to the innocent Camorra victim Antonio Landieri
Piccola guida di resistenza e proposta (A Small Guide to Proactive Resistance)
Genre:
Economy & Politics
BENI COMUNI (COMMON GOODS)
Author:
Ugo Mattei
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All
Ugo Mattei attaches prime importance to getting organized in defense of common goods which can and must become an instrument of social relationship.
Stories from Extraordinary Scampia
Genre:
Literary & General
FIORI D'AGAVE (AGAVE FLOWERS)
Author:
Rosario Esposito La Rossa
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All
Agave blooms only once in a man's lifetime, at t times after 100 years. Its flowers are the largest flowers in the world, up to 9 meters high. In these pages the humanity of a place that has become a brand are told, the Agave Flowers that have survived the latest Camorra war.
Genre:
Literary & General
FALENE (MOTHS)
Author:
Andrej Longo
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It rains on Naples while the last ferry headed to Ischia leaves the harbour. Enzù and Tonino have turned up there for a meeting that will change their lives forever. While that moment slowly approaches in the calm of the night, Enzù and Tonino wait talk about all and nothing. dismantle and reassemble their world into small fragments of life. They wait and dream of Paris, which, like the moon for moths, is a bright spot that guides their movements, which pushes them to move forward
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