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Books would seem to be one thing, and rough business another—except that the life of Tullio Pironti has brought both together. This mover and shaker in Italian arts and publishing began as a scuffling street kid in Naples, then enjoyed a boxing career that included two trips to the nationals, and only after that entered the book business. Yet in the decades that followed, he ended up working with the likes of the Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfuz and the Maestro of Italian film, Federico Fellini. Not surprisingly, then, Pironti’s memoir won wide attention in his home country, with more than 100 notices. Before anything else, the young Pironti had to survive a war. His memoir begins with a refugee experience, as he and his family are driven out of their homes in downtown Naples by the American bombing of 1942-43. Then after the liberation, Pironti must make his way with his wits and his fists, amid a colorful array of Neapolitan street figures. His recollections of youth provide rare insight into coming of age in a culture so ancient, so full of secrets. Anyone who wants to know the real Italy, and what it’s been through over the last half-century, will find Books & Rough Business a source of endless fascination. On top of that, this autobiography offers the timeless pleasures of watching a wily player work his way from next to nothing to great success, overcoming just about every kind of adversity along the way.

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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Epigraph
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  1. Translator’s Note
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  1. Book I
  2. p. 1
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  1. I
  2. pp. 3-6
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  1. II
  2. pp. 7-10
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  1. III
  2. pp. 11-13
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  2. pp. 27-30
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  2. pp. 31-34
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  2. pp. 35-41
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  2. pp. 42-46
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  1. X
  2. pp. 47-53
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  1. XI
  2. pp. 54-60
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  1. XII
  2. pp. 61-70
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  1. XIII
  2. pp. 71-82
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  1. XIV
  2. pp. 83-87
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  1. Book II
  2. p. 89
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  1. I
  2. pp. 91-97
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  1. II
  2. pp. 98-103
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  1. III
  2. pp. 104-110
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  1. IV
  2. pp. 111-116
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  1. V
  2. pp. 117-124
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  1. VI
  2. pp. 125-133
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  1. VII
  2. pp. 134-146
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  1. VIII
  2. pp. 147-154
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  1. IX
  2. pp. 155-161
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  1. X
  2. pp. 162-167
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  1. XI
  2. pp. 168-176
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  1. XII
  2. pp. 177-190
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  1. XIII
  2. pp. 191-202
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  1. XIV
  2. pp. 203-211
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  1. XVI
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