What is a malanova? It's bad news. Something you wish you hadn't known. Who is Malanova? A little girl. Her story is told to us by a young man, Salvatore, who remembers having loved her, having desired her and having found her again in a story of squalid and shocking violence. Salvatore crosses squares and narrow alleys on foot, listens to women talk about weddings, baptisms and funerals, takes part in the usual parties and rites, and questi...