Luca Di Fulvio

The Profile

Italian novelist known for dark, cinematic, noir-tinged novels. His work on DeBaser (notably La Scala di Dioniso) is praised for atmosphere, language and structural ambition.

La Scala di Dioniso (The Scale of Dionysus) is presented in the review as a grim, noir novel set around 1900 featuring the inspector Germinal, a heroin addict, and a sweltering peripheral neighbourhood called the Leech. The review highlights cinematic references and compares aspects of the book to Tim Burton and to Zafón.

DeBaser hosts a detailed, positive review of Luca Di Fulvio's La Scala di Dioniso highlighting its grim, noir atmosphere, intricate plot, and cinematic style. The critic praises Di Fulvio's language, characterisation, and structural originality (a novel-within-a-novel). Recommended for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical thrillers.