by Axel Munthe · Quaderns Crema · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477277170
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Axel Munthe, a world-renowned physician, recounts his years spent in southern Italy, where he tirelessly fought against typhus and cholera epidemics, as well as the fatal aftermath of earthquakes that devastated the region. It was then that he discovered the ruins of an ancient villa belonging to Emperor Tiberius on the island of Capri and, with the help of Mastro Nicola and his three sons, decided to rebuild it. Over five summers, they worked hard under the radiant sky of the Amalfi Coast to make his ambitious project a reality: to create a sanctuary of peace in that privileged place. 'The Story of San Michele' tells the realization of this dream, through which Munthe discovered not only all kinds of vestiges of the past, but also a good number of unique characters who accompanied him as he traveled the world. A true classic of travel literature that will captivate readers today just as it has since it was first published in 1929.
