COMING OCTOBER 15, 2026

DJANGO BEGINS

C'ERA UNA VOLTA IN ALMERIA

Un Western Nucleare di Manuel de Teffé. Dust, radiation, and iron rule in a scorched desert where survival is the only law.

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Preceding Masterpiece

The Bestselling Debut

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C'ERA UNA VOLTA A ROMA

Once Upon a Time in Rome

Set against the roaring golden era of Italian cinema, Manuel de Teffé's debut novel is a powerful, tragic tale of artistic hunger, romance, and political shadows crawling over the eternal city.

A gripping drama that was translated into multiple languages and praised for its rich, evocative prose that captures the dust, noise, and beauty of Rome in the 1960s.

Critical Acclaim: Over 100,000 copies sold worldwide
Award Winner: ItalianSpeculative Fiction Prize
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Taste the radioactive sand of the Almeria desert.

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Praise for the Author

What critics are saying about Manuel de Teffé's cinematic vision.

"A thrilling hybrid of classic spaghetti western tropes and Fallout-style dystopia. Manuel de Teffé's prose is pure iron and gunsmoke."

El Diário de Madrid Literary Columnist

"Grave, dark, and beautifully golden. DJANGO BEGINS paints a terrifyingly gorgeous nuclear frontier. Unmissable."

Roma Letteraria Book of the Year Feature

"De Teffé's transition to post-apocalyptic Western is a staggering success. It flows like a Sergio Leone movie with a nuclear pulse."

Berliner Literaturblatt Special Edition Review
About the Writer

Manuel de Teffé

Manuel de Teffé is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and visual artist known for his deep, atmospheric storytelling and strong, cinematic descriptions. Coming from a heritage rich in Italian cinema history, he crafts narratives that flow with the rhythm of classic motion pictures.

Following the breakout success of his historical debut C'era una volta a Roma, de Teffé spent two years in the dry deserts of Almeria, Spain, researching the landscapes of classic Spaghetti Westerns to create the setting for his new masterpiece, Django Begins.