“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “Being unreasonable, acting contrary to what is required, is the attitude of someone who considers other possibilities.” We have learned, through much reading, that the books that teach us the most are those that demand a great deal from us. They ask us to go along with them, to delve deeper; sometimes they require time to sink in, or a second reading; they ask for time, concentration, and even a sense of surrender—an...
“Violating the conventions and beliefs of his world proved neither an ethically sound nor a politically astute choice.” Understanding the constantly and rapidly changing world of international relations means relying on the knowledge and quality of scholars and intellectuals who can help develop lateral thinking about the implications of a given event and connect them. Since the early 2020s (although some specify since the early 2010s), the liberal international order seems to have reached its...
“The war never ends, it just moves on a little.“ Books born from journalistic investigations have the ability to profoundly shake society. Moreover, if the topics covered address transnational issues, they can even rewrite part of the history of certain nations. The deeper the search for truth digs, the more the veil of hypocrisy, steeped in clichés, is stripped away, revealing the stark reality of the facts, which our consciences must confront. Ezio Gavazzeni’s book,...
“FRIDAY RE-VERSO” “I’ve always been an architect of problems.” The first thing to say is that Ilaria Camilletti was born in 2005. The second thing to say is that this book isn’t beautiful despite, or even though, the author is twenty years old. It’s simply beautiful. It’s important to say that. Obviously, “beautiful” is an adjective that requires qualification, otherwise we wouldn’t be here, but for now. Ilaria has just finished her high school diploma,...
“VENERDÌ RE-VERSO” “[…] the infinite depth of the dream behind the stars.” Without getting too esoteric, it must be said that sometimes the coincidences that connect us to books have a certain oracular quality, like when the random player plays the exact song you were thinking about. And we’ve been thinking a lot about dreams lately. Will we classify it as suggestion, or will we choose to believe in that bit of magic that...
