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Alessandro Balestra

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Il cavaliere e la pizza: la Morte in Supernatural

In Supernatural, la Morte ha il volto scavato e ascetico di Julian Richings. La incontriamo seduta al tavolo di una pizzeria di Chicago, mentre mangia una pizza in teglia

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	Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft, Eleonora Della Gatta (Translator), Alessandro Balestra (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 14,067 ratings — published 1917 — 187 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Storie di streghe by Alessandro Balestra (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roberto Risso, Danilo Giardini 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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