This is the story of ‘Utopia’, the publishing house that published one of the works by the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature winner in Italy. “We only publish books that aspire to stand the test of time,” says Gerardo Masuccio.

For years now, her name has been listed among the potential winners, consistently among the favourites. In "Autobiografia del Rosso", she recounts in verse the story of Gerione on his first day at school. It is perfectly acceptable to choose one’s own readership; but it is also perfectly acceptable, after a while, for the aforementioned reader to lose patience.