There is a village carved into the rock of the Maremma hinterland in Tuscany and its name is Le Case. A dying country. A provincial trap. A microcosm of characters who are as vivid as they are universal, their days unchanging and at times tedious.
New York’s five boroughs tell a million human stories of revolution, rebellion, and resistance in this singular and timely guide to the city that never sleeps.
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