A debt-burdened entrepreneur leaves Italy, survives upheaval in Africa, and pursues an unconventional route toward Europe.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
A Restaurant Dream
A young Apulian entrepreneur opens a sushi restaurant in Spinazzola. The business fails after one month, leaving him with debt.
Key Events
Entrepreneurial Dream — A young entrepreneur from Apulia opens a sushi restaurant in his hometown.
Location: Spinazzola
Sushi Restaurant Opens — The protagonist begins operating his newly opened sushi restaurant.
Location: Spinazzola
One Month Passes — The restaurant remains open for only one month before financial failure.
Location: Spinazzola
Business Bankruptcy — The sushi restaurant goes bankrupt, leaving the protagonist burdened by debt.
Location: Spinazzola
Debt Escape Decision — He chooses to emigrate to Africa to escape his debts.
Location: Spinazzola
Journey To Africa — The protagonist leaves Italy and travels to Africa.
Location: Africa
Escape To Africa
To avoid his debts, the protagonist emigrates to Africa. He adapts to working as a waiter at a resort in Kenya.
Key Events
Journey To Africa — The protagonist leaves Italy and travels to Africa.
Location: Africa
Resort Employment — He adapts to life as a waiter in a Kenyan resort.
Location: Kenya
New Life In Kenya — Working at the resort provides a temporary alternative to his failed business.
Location: Kenya
Civil War Erupts — A civil war breaks out, disrupting the protagonist's life in Africa.
Location: Kenya
Resort Life Collapses — The outbreak of war makes continuing his resort life impossible.
Location: Kenya
War Changes Everything
A civil war breaks out and destroys the stability of his resort life. He responds by planning a stowaway journey toward Europe.
Key Events
Civil War Erupts — A civil war breaks out, disrupting the protagonist's life in Africa.
Location: Kenya
Resort Life Collapses — The outbreak of war makes continuing his resort life impossible.
Location: Kenya
Stowaway Plan — He decides to join a stowaway journey by boat toward Europe.
Location: Africa
African Friends Join — He chooses to undertake the boat journey with his African friends.
Location: Africa
Boarding The Boat — The group begins the stowaway trip aboard a boat for migrants.
Location: Africa
Europeward Passage — The boat carries the group toward Europe during their clandestine passage.
Location: At sea
The Unlikely Destination
The protagonist travels by migrant boat with his African friends. Rather than return to Italy, he hopes to reach Liechtenstein for banking secrecy and lower taxes.
Key Events
Europeward Passage — The boat carries the group toward Europe during their clandestine passage.
Location: At sea
Avoiding Italy — The protagonist does not want to return to Italy after leaving it.
Location: At sea
Liechtenstein Preference — He states that he would rather reach Liechtenstein than return to Italy.
Location: At sea
Banking Secrecy Goal — Liechtenstein attracts him because banking secrecy is in force there.
Location: Europe
Lower Tax Burden — He also seeks Liechtenstein because its tax burden is lower than Italy's.
Location: Europe
European Destination — The migrant journey remains oriented toward Europe and the protagonist's chosen destination.
Location: Europe
A New Escape Route — The stated destination represents an attempted escape from debt and Italy's taxes.
Location: Liechtenstein
Story Breakdown
Apulian Dream — The protagonist begins as a young entrepreneur in his hometown.
Hometown Ambition — He dreams of building a business in Spinazzola.
Sushi Venture — He opens a sushi restaurant in his town.
Restaurant Failure — The new business collapses quickly and creates financial pressure.
One Month Operation — The restaurant lasts only one month.
Debt Burden — Bankruptcy leaves him seeking a way to escape debt.
African Escape — He emigrates to Africa and establishes a temporary working life.
Leaving Italy — He chooses Africa instead of remaining in Italy.
Kenyan Resort — He adapts to working as a resort waiter in Kenya.
Civil War — Political violence interrupts the protagonist's temporary stability.
Conflict Erupts — A civil war breaks out in the African setting.
Life Disrupted — The resort environment can no longer provide a stable refuge.
Migrant Voyage — He joins his African friends on a clandestine boat journey toward Europe.
Stowaway Decision — He decides to travel on a migrant boat.
Shared Passage — He undertakes the journey with his African friends.
Liechtenstein Goal — The protagonist prefers Liechtenstein as an alternative to returning to Italy.
Avoiding Italy — He does not want to return to Italy.
Tax Motivation — He seeks Liechtenstein for banking secrecy and a lower tax burden.
Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.
