Vincenzo Malinconico, is an underemployed lawyer whose wife has sort of left him, whose teenage children worry him to death, and whose profession mostly consists in appearing as if he has one. A Neapolitan mafia boss has been kidnapped by a mild-mannered computer engineer who holds the camorrista responsible for the accidental death of his son. The engineer plans to conduct an impromptu trial on live television, sentencing him before a captivated national audience and executing him accordingly. The only hope of a happy ending rests with Vincenzio Malinconico.

Author Biography

Diego De Silva was bown in Naples in 1964. He is the author of plays, screenplays and six novels. I Hadn't Understood was a finalist for the Strega Prize, Italy's most prestigious literary award, and a winner of the Naples Prize for fiction. His books have been translated into eight languages. He currently lives in Salerno.