magazineThe ‘Black Nazi’s’ prophecy. Who would Norman Mailer be talking about now?Reread his essay on hipsters and discover that the revolution has taken place. But in reversebyMaurizio Crippa19 SEP 26
A letter from a rainy nightThe gentle claps of thunder, the flashes of lightning and finally sheWeeks of stifling heat, without a breath of wind. Humidity through the roof, mosquitoes having a field day. Then, from France, the rain arrivedbyMarina Corradi19 SEP 26
overbookingKant also knew a thing or two about publishingThe great philosopher anticipated self-publishing and the role of today’s publisher: essential reading for anyone who criticises the retailer when the product is substandardbyAntonio Gurrado19 SEP 26
pordenoneleggeA democratic festival, just like reading itselfPordenonelegge is hosting a forum on freedom of speech and those who suffer for defending it. The programme includes 447 events, featuring 60 book launches and a special honour for Mattarella, Salman Rushdie and Vera Politkovskaya, Anna’s daughterbyMichelangelo Agrusti17 SEP 26
something to read“We didn’t do well”. Letters 1958–1972A review of the book by Max Frisch and Ingeborg Bachmann, published by Feltrinelli, 944 pp., 60 eurosbyRoberto Carvelli16 SEP 26
something to readThe Angel in FlamesA review of Lawrence Osborne’s book, published by Adelphi, 318 pp., 20 eurosbyAndrea Frateff-Gianni16 SEP 26
something to readIn the wildernessA review of Rick Bass’s book, published by Mattioli 1885, 176 pp., €18 byGaia Montanaro16 SEP 26
something to readThus Spoke ZarathustraA review of Kader Abdolah’s book, published by Iperborea, 396 pp., 20 eurosbyAlessandro Litta Modignani16 SEP 26
his sonThe boredom of Brian, a werewolf but, above all, a misunderstood soulA werewolf in retirement and a self-help start-up for his fellow werewolves: tales of loneliness, told with a balance of irony and terror. Because, as we all know, deep down it’s a nerve-wracking businessbyGiacomo Giossi12 SEP 26
A stack of books – overbookingIt is the mechanical nature of the novel that makes it epic.Whilst awaiting the new translation of the Odyssey by Emily Wilson, a thought: what if, in criticising Nolan, the scholar had actually grasped precisely that nuance of the character which she had previously missed?byAntonio Gurrado12 SEP 26
