Beijing – Alberto Angela presents today, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing, his latest book, “Three Days of Pompeii”, published in Italian by Rizzoli and which now boasts five editions and about 130.000 copies sold in Italy alone. The book will be released in its Chinese edition this fall published by the China Social Science Press. The launch ceremony also includes the screening of a documentary made by the editors of Ulisse specifically for the Italian Cultural Institute. In its original cut, the work tells the tragic end of the city of Pompeii, analyzing the last hours of some of its inhabitants and looking into the story of seven survivors. (9Colonne)
