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Obsessed with his own salvation, the hermit Paulo dedicates himself to ten years of prayerful penance. When his faith wavers, the ever-watchful Devil seizes the moment to convince him that he shares the fate of one Enrico, a notorious Neapolitan gangster destined for damnation. Swearing vengeance, Paulo lashes out against God and assembles a band of rival outlaws.

I''ll match Enrico in mad badness.
So, we''re damned, both of us, are we?
Then I''ll be revenged on the whole world.

And yet, even as their villainous crimes escalate, the possibility of redemption hovers over the two men, perhaps within reach.

A fast-paced adventure story embracing bandits and beautiful women between glimpses of heaven and hell, this subversive and at times riotous exploration of faith and the transformative power of love races across the Italian landscape, relishing the unpredictability of fate, an extraordinary array of characters and their very real di

Damned by Despair

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    A Paperback / softback by Frank McGuinness

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: 18/10/2012
      ISBN13: 9780571294640, 978-0571294640
      ISBN10: 0571294642

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Obsessed with his own salvation, the hermit Paulo dedicates himself to ten years of prayerful penance. When his faith wavers, the ever-watchful Devil seizes the moment to convince him that he shares the fate of one Enrico, a notorious Neapolitan gangster destined for damnation. Swearing vengeance, Paulo lashes out against God and assembles a band of rival outlaws.

      I''ll match Enrico in mad badness.
      So, we''re damned, both of us, are we?
      Then I''ll be revenged on the whole world.

      And yet, even as their villainous crimes escalate, the possibility of redemption hovers over the two men, perhaps within reach.

      A fast-paced adventure story embracing bandits and beautiful women between glimpses of heaven and hell, this subversive and at times riotous exploration of faith and the transformative power of love races across the Italian landscape, relishing the unpredictability of fate, an extraordinary array of characters and their very real di

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