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Francesca Vale
Francesca Vale is a Florence-based author whose work blends literary memoir and intelligent satire, using art, architecture, and place as frameworks for personal and cultural storytelling.
About the Book
Jurassic Jackass: The Uffizi Museum of Dysfunction is a satirical literary memoir set in Florence, structured as a museum catalogue of emotional artefacts. Through wit, restraint, and close observation, the book examines modern relationships, avoidance, and intimacy against the backdrop of one of Europe's most historically resonant cities.
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Balancing humour with reflection, the memoir explores how place shapes memory and attachment, offering a distinctly European sensibility rooted in culture, irony, and emotional precision.
Media Pitch
Set in Florence and written with sharp observational wit, Jurassic Jackass reframes a modern love story as an exhibition of emotional archaeology. Francesca Vale's debut memoir uses satire, restraint, and cultural context to explore attachment, avoidance, and the quiet absurdities of intimacy. The book will appeal to readers of literary memoir, intelligent humour, and place-driven narrative nonfiction.
Publisher
Jurassic Jackass Publishing is a Florence-based independent imprint producing literary memoir and satirical nonfiction rooted in art, place, and lived experience.
Praise & Endorsements
Advance praise and selected reviews to be announced.