“Maybe, I thought, it’s not the first love that counts, but the last, the one that accompanies a man to death, that helps him to die.” Piero Chiara’s most complete book, written on the writer’s usual and solid narrative structure, with a strong autobiographical component. The places in which the story is set are those of the province, between Trieste, Udine and the lands across the border in Slovenia that belonged to Italy until the...
The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Trovo meravigliosa la diversità, l’eterogeneità, la differenza, la dissomiglianza, la molteplicità, la varietà. E quest’ultima poi mi piace davvero molto, perché i suoi sinonimi sono molteplicità, assortimento, ricchezza, scelta. Varietà e diversità di colore: giallo, rosso, verde, marrone, nero, rosa, rosa antico, rosa pallido, rosa perlato, grigio, arcobaleno. Differenza e molteplicità di idee, pensieri, opinioni, credo. Dissomiglianze di aspetto:...
“There is no Italian who manages to completely escape the mistletoe of opportunism.” Book son of the time in which it was written (1995), and of a different, higher, morality and political conscience of the Italian intelligentsia. Reading it today, one greatly appreciates the analysis of the past, and the one that is in some parts incorrect on the future, but not due to the demerit of the author, but rather to the demerit of...
Written by Alessia Colombo This review is available only in the original language. Tipologia: albo illustrato Tematiche principali: emozioni, timidezza, essere sé stessi, amici Tecnica delle illustrazioni: tecnica mista tradizionale Età consigliata: 4-8 anni C’è un nuovo arrivato sulla barriera corallina, è un polpo dumbo, ma non è facile vederlo perché non ama farsi notare. Nemmeno a scuola o in cortile. Ma quando nessuno lo vede, è un ballerino provetto. Il suo nome è Maurice e...
“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “From my house to his house we are separated by 574 km. Too many”. A little advice. A small book. A small voice: that of Tiromancino, soundtrack for hearts in transit. Browsing through these microscopic journeys leaves a bit of the feeling of when we hear Stitch say, “This is my family. I found it on my own. It’s small and broken, but beautiful.” Why write a book to tell about emotional places? Why...
The books chosen by Andrea Salonia This review is available only in the original language _________________________________________________________________________ Perché se la malattia è dei famosi suona sempre diversa (almeno un poco, e certamente differente da quella di noi tutti, donne e uomini del quotidiano, qualsivoglia sia la religione, il ceto, lo status, il sesso insito nei cromosomi che ci han donato mamma e papà, lo spessore del portafogli, le tante o poche fotografie sulle mensole di casa, quelle coi visi...
“But mom is still young, still alive despite everything.” This is not a easy book, so don’t approach it thinking you can read it in your spare time. A text that first of all requires a solid basic knowledge of recent Italian history. Without it, one may not be able to put together the constant references to characters and places necessary for the structure of the story, and then again because Loy’s writing always requires...
“She tried not to live in the world, but she was in the world.” Let’s go back in time, in Naples two centuries ago, and we find ourselves living the story of Sister Giovanna della Croce, in one of the most inauspicious periods of her life. Cloistered nun of the order of the thirty-three (or with the equally explanatory name of the “buried alive”), together with her sisters she is forced to leave the monastery...
Written by Alessia Colombo This review is available only in the original language. Tipologia: albo illustrato Tematiche principali: famiglia, ironia, fantasia Tecnica delle illustrazioni: matita e digitale Età consigliata: 3-7 anni Mamma, papà, Flavia e Noè, sono tutti a tavola per la cena. “Papà!Papà! C’è un mammut nel frigorifero!”, urla Noè. Prontamente il papà accorre e blocca il frigorifero, mentre la mamma chiama i pompieri. Neeee-nooo! Neeee-nooo! Eccoli finalmente. Oh no, il mammut è...
“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “My life is a predictable accident, rapist. It does not ontologically define my existence but occupies it like a handful of soldiers”. On January 25, the last piece of Eva Baltasar’s triptych was released for Nottetempo, a triad that began in 2019 with “Permafrost” and continued with “Boulder” in 2021 (Italian release dates). The frost, the boulder, the immense animal. Go retro, candid souls. So in short, before holding our breath and throwing ourselves...
