Listening to the stories told by the inhabitants of the village, typically fishermen, peasants, glass blowers and smugglers, then, introduced and trained him to the art of storytelling, of which he was a great representative. Eventually, it was again the local population, often busy with nightly jobs, who inspired one of his novels, "Il paese dei Mezarat" (the village of the bats).
Through listening to stories from villagers, particularly fishermen, peasants, glassblowers, and smugglers, he learned the art of storytelling.  This led him to write a novel, "Il paese dei Mezarat" (The Village of the Bats), inspired by the local population's activities.