something to readOn the Edge of Silence. A Spiritual DiaryA review of Sergei Nikolaevich Bulgakov’s book, published by EDB, 148 pp., 19 eurosbyMaurizio Schoepflin2 SEP 26
something to readGive me dangerA review of the book by Tea Hacic-Vlahovic, published by Fandango, 240 pp., 18 eurosbyRaffaella Silvestri2 SEP 26
something to readHow this black shinesA review of Marco Amerighi’s book, published by Bollati Boringhieri, 352 pages, 18 eurosbyGiulio Silvano2 SEP 26
the dialogueSuccessful lives, yet never meaningful. “Le perfezioni” is a portrait of a restless generationA discussion on Vincenzo Latronico’s novel, a publishing success story that has had greater impact abroad than in Italy. A book permeated by the theme of uprooting, yet one that never descends into resignationbyFederico Freni e Moreno Trisotto29 AUG 26
The sports pageA tale of tales. Body and power: when sport becomes a struggle against fateAlejandra Pizarnik has written the perfect epigraph for reading two novels side by side that deal with sport and how the body reacts under pressure: Giulia Della Cioppa, "La mancina" (Bompiani, 2026) and Luigi Guelpa, "La lunga marcia della tartaruga. Una partita contro il destino" (DeriveApprodi, 2026)byMauro Berruto8 AUG 26
THE SURVEYNolan’s greatest special effect is having put Homer back on the shelvesIn the first half of the year, sales of the poem in Italy saw an overall increase of 25 per cent, spread across 43 different editions. The reprints by Einaudi and Ippocampo, which, as reported in Il Foglio, state: “The film has brought back into the limelight one of the seminal works of our literary culture, all too often confined to the confines of the classroom.”bySergio Tomaselli6 AUG 26
The underground librariesLost and rediscovered books paint a spectacular picture of NaplesFrom La Capria to Ortese, from Nicola Pugliese to Michele Prisco. Treasures on paper to grasp the essence of a city that is both the most generous in revealing itself and the most astute in concealing itself. An itinerarybyFrancesco Palmieri3 AUG 26
A healthy dose of unhappinessA calendar of sleepless nights, when everything cries out for existence and a little loveIn the silence and solitude, where she seeks to be moved only by the music she chooses, she sees things she did not see before and hears things she did not hear before, but is that enough? The book by Elvira SeminarabySandra Petrignani1 AUG 26
a stack of booksThe prophecy of the present in Thomas Pynchon’s latest novelIn "Shadow Ticket", the Long Island novelist takes readers on a journey through his usual tropes: shifts in setting, hints of the paranormal, plenty of background music and characters with all manner of names. Ultimately, this leads to a reflection on authoritarianism.byAlberto Fraccacreta1 AUG 26
the bookReturning to the “Girl from Palermo” to expose the prejudices of the justice systemIn her essay on the rape case at the Foro Italico in Palermo, Eugenia Nicolosi criticises the prevailing tendency of today’s media to rely solely on judicial accounts and, more generally, to go along too readily with dominant social conventions and beliefs. Without delving beneath the surfacebyGiovanni Fiandaca1 AUG 26