Sacha Naspini

2 months ago | europaeditions.com | Domenico Starnone |Cecilia Sala |Daniele Mencarelli |Sacha Naspini

From the author of Ties and The House on Via Gemito Domenico Starnone’s The Old Man by the Sea is a slim masterpiece of a novel about an 82-year-old Neapolitan man, Nicola, who has spent his entire life telling stories, becoming very, very good at it.

Nov 14, 2024 | thefreelibrary.com | Sacha Naspini

* The Bishop's VillaBy Sacha NaspiniTranslated by Clarissa BotsfordHISTORICAL FICTIONIt might seem simple, sitting on the couch with Netflix on and your belly full, to envision the heroics you'd accomplish if war broke out in your homeland: You'd join the armed forces, or whatever constituted the resistance. You'd break the chains of your oppressors, just like Star Wars, or go rogue, living off your wits and aiding the forces of good, just like Mad Max. Of course you would. Of course you would.

May 17, 2024 | europaeditions.com | Domenico Starnone |Sacha Naspini |Andrea Marcolongo |Nicola Lagioia

Children can be cruel, and children can love as passionately as adults, more so at times. When these two facts combine and ignite the imagination of Italy’s greatest contemporary novelist, extraordinary, unexpected things can come of it. Like this seemingly simply novel that bellies remarkable psychological depths and infinite degrees of enchantment.  Imagine a child, a daydreamer, one of those boys who is always gazing out windows. His adoring grandmother, busy in the kitchen, keeps an eye on him.

Jan 1, 2024 | firenze.repubblica.it | Sacha Naspini

Di Superga si sapeva soprattutto una cosa: era nato scaramantico, sarebbe morto peggio. A causa di questo pallino, le giornate si erano trasformate in congegni rodati, nulla doveva uscire dai binari, dalla posizione in cui metteva il tubet-to del dentifricio (a testa in giù nel bicchiere) all’ora della cena.

Dec 31, 2023 | firenze.repubblica.it | Sacha Naspini

Cascasse il mondo, la domenica mattina Duglas Macii si svegliava, faceva colazione, poi andava in garage per dare una bella pulita alla Punto verde-pisello. Successe anche quel 31 dicembre. D’un tratto, strigliare i tappetini e lucidare la carrozzeria era diventato più importante di qualsiasi festività. Lo aveva fatto anche il giorno della Vigilia. Fernanda lo prendeva in giro («Poveretto, ormai gli è partita l’arterio…») anche con amici e parenti, ma lui se ne sbatteva.