Naples ’44

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Ischia

Ischia
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Background

Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands.

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In Naples ’44

The Bay island where Frazer’s mistress Lola and her friend retire for the summer once the affair ends; also noted for the deep ashfall it takes during the eruption.

Appears in 3 diary entries.

  1. March 20 1944
    Ashfall blankets the region; Lewis consults a seismologist about the risk to military installations near the volcano.
  2. June 9 1944
    Hospitalized again with malaria, Lewis receives a parade of eccentric visitors from his network of contacts, to the disapproval of hospital staff.
  3. October 6 1944
    Back in Naples, Lewis finds the section overworked, understaffed, and increasingly worn down by illness after months of dispersal. He reflects that the strange fascination of the intelligence work itself — a kind of legalised eavesdropping on humanity — is what keeps him working dangerously long hours despite the toll.

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