"A literary gem that reaches beyond post-war Naples to explore timeless human struggles and the ethical responsibility of opening one’s eyes."
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The Times Literary Supplement
“Depicts objects in a stunningly, almost freakishly precise way, coaxing the metaphysical to express itself through the material … In The Year of the Comet, coming of age is not about first love, or the discovery of sexuality, it is rather about the fatefulness of action.”
The Times Literary Supplement