Serena Dandini
In waiting to read the new Easter menus in time of Coronavirus and before being overwhelmed by the avalanche of instant books coming out on the topic that is filling the pages of newspapers and unfortunately our lives, we can still turn with confidence to good literature that perhaps it will not be a salvific medicine for every evil but, as always, it can help us to dissolve tensions and fears.
After rereading i Betrothed e Boccaccio's short stories that observers and virologists have advised us as a purification to face this dark period, a bit like washing our hands with soap and amuchina, we can safely return to more contemporary readings and peek at the new releases in the bookstore.
"Grand Union" by Zadie Smith (Mondadori)
If your time to distract yourself between one health report and the next is limited, then better devote yourself to short stories and the beautiful voice of the Anglo-Jamaican writer Zadie Smith is for you. Grand union (Mondadori) is his first collection of short stories and includes eleven unpublished stories with another eight already published in various magazines.
The writer's gaze is always unusual and captivating, with different styles and paths for each story: a total freedom that makes the book enjoyable and original.
"The Portrait" by Ilaria Bernardini (Mondadori)
If, on the other hand, you want to take flight and completely abandon yourself to a mysterious, romantic and, why not, novel full of twists, then The portrait by Ilaria Bernardini (Mondadori) is the book you have to choose from the shelves of your trusted bookseller.
This young author is now a guarantee, and also in this latest work manages to give life to real and credible characters who after a few pages enter with familiarity in our daily life and they never let us go.
Isla and Valeria, the two protagonists, are mysterious and profound, they know each other by a terrible whim of chance but they will be able to weave an intimate and supportive relationship that will help them cope with loneliness.
To complete this intense cultural therapy I suggest you listen to Cip !, the new work of Brunori Sas, an inspired and kind singer-songwriter who once again managed to give us some beautiful songs such as A distraction error contained in the soundtrack of the film L'ospite , directed by Duccio Chiarini, and nominated for a David di Donatello in the category "Best Original Song". Two songs every two hours and you will immediately feel better.
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