Key to the Curse of Palmizano

The Catalan writer-phenomenon translated in 22 countries “You have to promise me that if it's a boy, you'll pretend he's yours and raise him like a Convertini. We'll call it Vitantonio. Only you and I will know that it is in honor of my husband, Vito Oronzo, who has sown it, and Antonio, who will give it the name and the hope of surviving the curse of the Palmizanos." In a village in the South of Italy, the destinies of two families, the Palmizano and the Convertini, are forever linked when Donata and Francesca, two young widows whose husbands were killed in war, conspire against the curse that weighs on the men of the family Palmisano. Their children, Vitantonio and Giovanna, will grow up unaware of the great family secret that unites them and will spend a happy childhood, against the background of the vineyards and olive groves of Apulia. The shocking saga of two families caught between two wars and a man fighting against his destiny. A novel about fate and the power of love, imbued with the scents of the Italian South. "The landscape of the Italian Apulia is charming and at the same time revolutionary. This author will be discussed!” –Emili Rosales, Manager Published by Destino and Group 62, edited by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon Rafael Nadal was born in 1954 in Girona and is considered one of the most important contemporary Catalan writers. He writes for La Vanguardia and regularly collaborates with various radio stations and television channels. He has been awarded the Premio Josep Pla, Joaquim Amat-Pinella and Anglada awards. His stories take place in the countryside of Spain and Italy during the period of fascism. The Curse of Palmizano became an international bestseller and was translated into 22 countries. In 2019, he was awarded the grand prize of the Ramon Llull Institute for his new book, El fill de l'Italià.