Saint / folklore

Hunchbacks as luck-bringers

A Neapolitan belief that a hunched back brings good fortune.

In the book

Lewis notes lottery-ticket buyers touching or stroking a hunchback’s hump as part of the purchase.

Appears in 1 diary entry.

November 1 1943
Lewis is indignant at the drastic cut to informant funds, arguing money isn't really what motivates their most dedicated Italian contacts.
hunchbacks are considered lucky in Naples; lottery-ticket buyers touch or stroke a hunchback's hump as part of the purchase
- Bureaucracy & absurdity
- Personal reflection

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