Books. “La Santa Teresa” by Nicola Pera

Thursday, June 27th, 6:30 PM appointment of the book and author presentation program by the Vespucci Colombo Library in collaboration with Erasmo Libri.

At 6:30 PM, at the Chiosco di Villa Fabbricotti, the book by Nicola Pera “La Santa Teresa” (GM Libri) will be presented. Introduced by Giorgio Bernard. Readings by Rodolfo Baglioni.

The Book – October 1955. La Santa Teresa takes on a reduced crew to lead her to La Spezia for disarmament, but the captain, a mysterious figure who never leaves his cabin, with the agreement of the older sailors and unbeknownst to the shipowner, wants to cross the ocean and take her to Rio. Thus begins the chronicle of an impossible crossing, short of food and fuel, during which, along with the sailors’ life stories, strange presences, an impromptu hunt for a shark, the encounter with a ghost ship and clashes among crew members. Will the Santa Teresa arrive at its destination or, as the younger sailors begin to suspect, drift without reaching any true destination? The fate of La Santa Teresa is told by the cabin boy, who survived to this day.