Carlo Leone Spiller: Story from the Edge of the City

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Basel in the 1920s. The unconventional couple Jakob and Emmanuelle lives on the city's edge, near the Rhine border, making their way through small jobs, petty schemes and smuggling. Jakob mysteriously discovers a recipe that changes everything. This discovery plunges them into the textile industry and the shady circles of pharmaceuticals. A novel imagining life at that time while prompting reflection on Basel's pharmaceutical industry, which has colored the city's identity to this day.

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