The Book of Valletta
A City in Short Fiction
Edited by Kat Storace & Leanne Ellul
Featuring: Ryan Falzon, Clare Azzopardi, Ħaley Xuereb, Claudia Gauci , Jean Paul Borg, Paul P. Borg, Keith Borg, Daniel Vella, Matthew Schembri & MJ Camilleri
Format: Paperback
Book type: Anthology
ISBN-13: 9781917093019
Published: 15 Oct 2026
About
The century-long history of a Valletta bar, from charming dive to countercultural oasis, to soulless husk, plays out in an online review board…
An elderly woman struggles to keep up with a city changing faster than her memory can accommodate…
A team of future archaeologists race to save Valletta and its stories before they are swallowed forever by the void…
In this anthology - as in Il-Belt - history collapses in on itself as layers from Valletta’s long and storied past coexist with its present. From the Old Bakery Street bar haunted by those buried there by WWII bombs, to century-old engravings throwing modern city life into stark contrast, Valletta’s authors are keenly aware of the city’s place in history.
The stories in this anthology explore the hidden corners of the Maltese capital, from the elation of title-winning Valletta FC ultras, to the steps of Saint Dominic Street and the secrets lurking behind its shadowy doorways, to the red lights of Strada Stretta.
It is said that Valletta is a city built by gentlemen, for gentlemen. This collection is built with Il-Belt and its people at its heart.
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