{"id":9678,"date":"2016-12-26T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T14:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wineinsicily.com\/en\/?p=9678"},"modified":"2016-12-26T15:53:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T14:53:30","slug":"basilico-comic-novel-by-giulio-macaione","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineinsicily.com\/en\/basilico-comic-novel-by-giulio-macaione\/","title":{"rendered":"Basilic\u00f2, comic novel by Giulio Macaione"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A family saga, as told by the recently deceased matriarch, Maria. The complex, multi-facetd story of her ancestry and her five sons, who are convening at the family mansion to celebrate her birthday, and haven\u2019t been notified about her death yet. The chapters are broken by sepia-toned flashbacks of Maria\u2019s youth and her family\u2019s\u00a0<strong>basil-based secret recipes<\/strong>, with detailed doses and procedures.\u00a0<strong>Giulio Macaione<\/strong>, Sicilian born and bred, paints a painstaking, vibrant portrait of his\u00a0<strong>Palermo<\/strong>, and its people, building a story that is at the same time about love, betrayal, family ties and the fundamental, elemental importance of food in Italian society. Oh, and did we mention the mystery? Only the impossible-to-guess ending will tell the reader who killed Maria, on the eve of her birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Original title: <strong>Basilic\u00f2<br \/>\n<\/strong>160 pages<br \/>\nBlack and white with two-tone inserts<br \/>\n16 x 21 cm (6,5 x 8 inches)<br \/>\nSoftcover with French flaps<br \/>\nWorld rights available<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/baopublishing.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/22\/basilico-giulio-macaione\/\">Bao Publishing<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9678 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wineinsicily.com\/en\/basilico-di-macaione\/basilfronte\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/basilfronte-746x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/basilfronte-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/basilfronte-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/basilfronte-600x823.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/basilfronte.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wineinsicily.com\/en\/basilico-di-macaione\/retro\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/retro-778x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/retro-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/retro-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/retro-600x790.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wineinsicilycom.cdn-immedia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/retro.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family saga, as told by the recently deceased matriarch, Maria. The complex, multi-facetd story of her ancestry and her five sons, who are convening at the family mansion to celebrate her birthday, and haven\u2019t been notified about her death yet. 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