Some books written by Italian authors that you may want to take into consideration if you are starting to learn Italian.
The Eight Mountains by Italian author Paolo Cognetti is a novel that with a simple and immediate style explains the mountains to those who do not know it. For those who love it, on the other hand, it feels like coming home to one’s feelings and thoughts.
In a sexist world, speaking up is still the most revolutionary thing a woman can do. In her book “Stai Zitta” Italian activist and Author Michela Murgia lists the nine sentences that women are tired of hearing (and saying).
In “Il passo del vento” Mauro Corona and Matteo Righetto write an alpine syllabary. Each letter of the alphabet evokes words that express sounds, scents, memories, stories. This is a book to wander with the mind and the heart.
Italian Journalist Oriana Fallaci needs no introductions, The Useless Sex does. A vivid and descriptive reportage that would make you reflect and travel with the mind.
My brilliant friend by Elena Ferrante is one of the most successful Italian books of recent years. Set in Naples, it finally tells a different kind of Italy, but is it enough to make it a good book?