The Land of Cockayne

In 'The Land of Cockayne,' Matilde Serao explores the depths of gambling's grip on Neapolitan society through a vivid narrative teeming with dramatic irony and enthralling character studies. The novel serves as a gripping psychological assessment of addiction, seamlessly embedding the readers in the lavish, yet decaying, world of its protagonists. Serao's prose is intricately laced with a social c...