{"title":"Giorgio De Maria","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the intriguing world of Giorgio De Maria, an Italian author known for his captivating blend of horror and the supernatural. His works have enthralled readers with their unique narratives and atmospheric settings. Giorgio De Maria's storytelling prowess is rooted in his ability to weave complex themes into captivating plots, often exploring the darker facets of human nature and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe most notable work among his collection is \u003cem\u003eThe Twenty Days of Turin\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that initially published in the late 1970s, has since garnered a cult following. This psychological horror saga is renowned for its chilling tale of mysterious happenings in a fictional Turin, which captivates the imagination while probing into societal paranoia and isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a seasoned fan of the horror genre or a newcomer eager to explore supernatural fiction, Giorgio De Maria’s works offer a gripping journey into the uncanny. Dive into his tales and experience the fear and fascination that come with human introspection and otherworldly suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-twenty-days-of-turin-by-giorgio-de-maria-9781324095514","title":"The Twenty Days of Turin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spare wing of a church-run sanatorium, some zealous youths create \"the Library,\" a space where lonely citizens can read one another's personal diaries and connect with like-minded souls in \"dialogues across the ether.\" But when their scribblings devolve into the ugliest confessions of the macabre, the Library's users learn too late that a malicious force has consumed their privacy and their sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the city of Turin suffers a twenty-day \"phenomenon of collective psychosis\" culminating in nightly massacres that hundreds of witnesses cannot explain, the Library is shut down and erased from history. That is, until a lonely salaryman decides to investigate these mysterious events, which the citizenry of Turin fear to mention. Inevitably drawn into the city's occult netherworld, he unearths the stuff of modern nightmares: \u003cem\u003ewhat's shared can never be unshared\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn allegory inspired by the grisly neo-fascist campaigns of its day, \u003cem\u003eThe Twenty Days of Turin\u003c\/em\u003e has enjoyed a fervent cult following in Italy for forty years. Now, in a fretful new age of \"lone-wolf\" terrorism fueled by social media, we can find uncanny resonances in Giorgio De Maria's vision of mass fear: a mute, palpitating dread that seeps into every moment of daily existence. With its stunning anticipation of the Internet—and the apocalyptic repercussions of oversharing—this bleak, prescient story is more disturbingly pertinent than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly translated into English for the first time by Ramon Glazov, \u003cem\u003eThe Twenty Days of Turin\u003c\/em\u003e establishes De Maria's place among the literary ranks of Italo Calvino and beside classic horror masters such as Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. Hauntingly imaginative, with visceral prose that chills to the marrow, the novel is an eerily clairvoyant magnum opus, long overdue but ever timely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867389776108,"sku":"9781324095514","price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11639533482659.jpg?v=1759702301"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/giorgio-de-maria.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}