Spurlos in Neapel

By Franco Supino

A literary novel set in Naples, where identity, migration and a mysterious disappearance intertwine.

After the death of his father, the narrator returns to Naples, the city of his parents — a place he has long feared without ever truly knowing.

What begins as a personal journey becomes an exploration of belonging, language and memory in a city that remains both familiar and foreign.

Among the stories he collects, one becomes an obsession: the disappearance of a West African boy raised within a Camorra-affiliated family, drawn into a life of crime before vanishing without a trace.

Blending autobiography and fiction, Spurlos in Neapel is a subtle and layered novel about migration, fractured identity and the violence of erased lives.

Key Facts:

• Publisher: Rotpunktverlag, Zurich

• Language: German (materials available in EN/FR)

• Genre: Literary Fiction

• Themes: Migration, identity, memory, organized crime

• Rights: Available