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Maradona in Naples represented much more than a football phenomenon for the Neapolitans: it was above all a religious experience. The presence of Dios in their city was a mystical apparition whose climax consisted of having your photo taken with him at a time when the practice of selfies did not exist. Carlo Rainone, photographer and author of this book, traveled around Naples to collect the 120 images in this album, true relics in which Maradona poses in various contexts with ordinary people, shopkeepers, fans, friends and unlikely encounters. These photographs taken with Maradona were jealously preserved for decades in homes, offices, associations and restaurants, even in the wallets of the protagonists. This book testifies to the adoration of the Neapolitans for the one who is widely considered the greatest football player of all time but who through the images always appears available, easily approachable, clumsy, embarrassed and ultimately so endearing.
30 x 24 cms, softback, 136 pages.
2024
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