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The charm and peril of Naples

Marius Kociejowski captures both in his new book

Naples, Via Chiaia is a long street full of shops, most of those are expensive, stilish shops, but you can also find good value shops

The Serpent Coiled in Naples. By Marius Kociejowski. Haus Publishing; 464 pages; £20. To be published in America by University of Chicago Press in September; $27.95

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