by Gino Battaglia · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788860423856
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«Malabar» is the novel by Gino Battaglia published by Guida in 2010 in paperback (277 pages, in Italian).
In 1578, the young Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci arrives in Cochin, on the Malabar Coast, a crossroads of cultures and religions. He must find an old missionary forgotten by Europeans and venerated by Indians; his account drags him into a fascinating and disturbing world that challenges his rationality.
It was a candidate for the Strega Prize in 2011. In the Library of Congress it is classified as PQ4862.A7536 M35 2010.
For those who enjoy historical novels set in India and the clash between cultures and religions.
