{"product_id":"cioccolata","title":"CIOCCOLATA","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCIOCCOLATA\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great absurd novel about the pleasure of eating chocolate, being Italian, and other beautiful nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Manfred Harlos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShort description:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn espresso.\u003cbr\u003eA glass of grappa.\u003cbr\u003eA hot Italian night by the sea.\u003cbr\u003eAnd suddenly life loses its order.\u003cbr\u003eCIOCCOLATA is a grand, absurd novel full of Dolce Vita, chocolate, melancholic humor, philosophical nonsense, and Italian art of living.\u003cbr\u003eA book about:\u003cbr\u003ethe joy of indulgence,\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful little catastrophes,\u003cbr\u003eespresso as a religion,\u003cbr\u003echocolate as a philosophy of life,\u003cbr\u003eand the wonderful art of not taking life too seriously.\u003cbr\u003eWarm, crazy, cinematic, and full of Italian atmosphere — like a lost Fellini film with cocoa and grappa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetailed description:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts harmlessly.\u003cbr\u003eA man travels to Italy and essentially just wants to drink an espresso.\u003cbr\u003eBut Italy is not a country for harmless decisions.\u003cbr\u003eBetween hot coastal roads, philosophizing waiters, melted chocolate, melancholic sunsets, and small glasses of grappa, the order of his previous life slowly unravels — and perhaps precisely through this, he rediscovers something much more important.\u003cbr\u003eCIOCCOLATA is not an ordinary novel.\u003cbr\u003eIt is:\u003cbr\u003ea declaration of love for the Dolce Vita,\u003cbr\u003ea satirical journey through the Italian art of living,\u003cbr\u003ea melancholic-comic summer dream,\u003cbr\u003eand a grand absurd story about pleasure, longing, and the freedom to be completely irrational sometimes.\u003cbr\u003eHere, waiters discuss the meaning of life based on coffee types.\u003cbr\u003eHere, old Gogomobiles probably have a soul.\u003cbr\u003eHere, tiramisu is taken more seriously than politics.\u003cbr\u003eAnd here, a glass of grappa at midnight can suddenly contain more truth than an entire self-help shelf.\u003cbr\u003eWith poetic language, Italian flair, philosophical nonsense with cream and grappa, and a unique rhythmic writing style, this novel transports its readers to small squares by the sea, into smoky cafés, and into summer nights full of music, chocolate, and emotional catastrophes.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is for everyone who:\u003cbr\u003eloves Italian zest for life,\u003cbr\u003eenjoys dark humor,\u003cbr\u003elongs for sun, sea, and Dolce Vita,\u003cbr\u003elikes to laugh,\u003cbr\u003elikes to indulge,\u003cbr\u003eand sometimes wonders if life might be much more beautiful if one had to function less.\u003cbr\u003eCIOCCOLATA is warm, absurd, elegant, exaggerated, sentimental, funny, and sometimes surprisingly true.\u003cbr\u003eOr as an Italian waiter in this novel would say:\u003cbr\u003e\"Life is too short for sad chocolate.\"\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the world of CIOCCOLATA.\u003cbr\u003eOrder an espresso.\u003cbr\u003eTake a seat.\u003cbr\u003eAnd forget reason for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jede Seite ein Abenteuer. ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57057890861321,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7917\/6201\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-14_at_15.26.01.jpg?v=1778765296","url":"https:\/\/jedeseiteeinabenteuer.com\/en\/products\/cioccolata","provider":"Jede Seite ein Abenteuer. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}