CAN Dear Michele

But it's also true that at some point in our lives, we drown the guilt we feel in coffee, like a biscuit, in the mornings.

In her 1973 publication, __t2__, natalia ginzburg, departing from the traditional letter novel genre, narrates the crises of the dysfunctional urban elite, the values they cling to in the changing social structure, through the family motif, with her unique striking narrative: the central figure in the novel is michele, to whom letters were sent between december 1970 and september 1971: most of them are written to this young man in his twenties, who fled from rome to england due to the events he was involved in during the period. as the correspondence between michele and his sister, an ex-lover, a friend, and a mother full of confessions and loneliness progresses, the silence that words cannot cover becomes increasingly palpable.

A masterpiece delicately crafted, exploring the disintegrating family ties of the 20th century individual, adrift and isolated, and bereft of meaningful connection.

"one of the greatest italian writers of the 20th century."

The new york times

His sentences have an incredible precision and clarity, i learn a lot while reading it.

Zadie smith