something to readSan Francesco, il barbaro di DioA review of Giovanni Testori’s book, published by Il Saggiatore, 110 pp., 14 eurosbyMatteo Moca7 OCT 26
something to readThe Secret SongA review of the book by Francesca Pilato, published by Florestano Edizioni, 88 pp., 18 eurosbyJacopo Guerriero7 OCT 26
something to readBreath, eyes, memoryA review of Edwidge Danticat’s book, published by Utopia, 224 pp., 19 eurosbyCarlo Crosato7 OCT 26
something to readGlowA review of Ilona Wisniewska’s book, published by Iperborea, 288 pp., 20 eurosbyFederica Bassignana7 OCT 26
the interviewFrom medieval guilds to Italy held hostage by trade unions. A chat with Sheilagh OgilvieAn economic historian debunks the rhetoric surrounding the efficiency and good work of trade guildsbyCarlo Stagnaro5 OCT 26
the interviewMarcello Fois wins the 64th Campiello Prize with his mature novelThe Sardinian writer and the immense distraction. “Literature serves to connect, something we never do. We are a country that confuses everything, complication with complexity, but the latter is necessary.”byGiuseppe Fantasia4 OCT 26
THE BOOKSo much has been written about Moses, yet his mystery remains elusive Drawing on the etymology of the Greek verb from which the word ‘phantom’ derives – and which relates to the semantic field of ‘appearing’ – Giacomo Petrarca explores the figure of Moses, starting from what he defines as an ‘excess of presence’ byMatteo Moca3 OCT 26
In the house by the seaNavigating the perilous chaos of memories with Jon Fosse“Lei è Ales”, by the Norwegian Nobel laureate, is a novel about love, grief and waiting, which precedes the monumental “Settologia”. More than twenty years after its initial publication, it is now available in bookshops from La Nave di Teseo.byElisa Veronica Zucchi3 OCT 26
in bookshopsClara Sereni and the transition of a ‘last-minute’ figure“Casalinghitudine” returns from La Tartaruga with an illuminating afterword by Benedetta Centovalli, which explains its significance and the painful background to its creation. Courageous and determined from start to finish, the author will be honoured at two conferencesbySandra Petrignani3 OCT 26
something to readLokiA review of Georges Dumézil’s book, published by Adelphi, 234 pp., 26 eurosbyGiulio Silvano30 SEP 26
