“All of us every day, when we get out of bed, we have enormous power: we can choose whether to be a help for someone or a problem.” A caress to the heart hardened by the individualism of everyday life. This was the strange effect of the book by Iacopo Melio (Iacopo with the I recommend, otherwise he could became a bit upset), once the reading is finished. So much true that we immediately read...
“Maybe the most interesting tips are those that cannot be given in words.” “What do you mean?” “In the sense that they are like ascertainment germs of a delayed effect.” Relations between parents and children are the most difficult to build. Misunderstandings, weaknesses, communicative gaps and recriminations undermine stability over the years. Giovanni, the main character of the book, is not an exception to this natural law of the world. The long journey by car...
“It’s that there are seven billion people in the world. But basically they are divided into two categories. There are those we love. And then there are all the others.” Live the moment. Be aware of that single moment in life, when everything is going to change in a way that we dare not imagine. It doesn’t matter if it happens against our will or caused by us. That moment is Now. The two main...
“At the head of all is God, the master of heaven. This everyone knows. Then comes the prince of Torlonia, owner of the land. Then the prince’s guards come. Then come the prince’s guard dogs. Then nothing. Then, still nothing. Then, still nothing. Then come the peasants. And we can say that it is finished.” If we were forced to describe the book with a single adjective, there is only one: evergreen. We read Fontamara...
“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.” To define this book as a simple autobiography would be an understatement. In fact, it represents a political, social, economic, religious and historical treaty that is essential for those who want to understand the United States’ yesterday and today. Through the story of the life of a single man we understand what it meant to be...
“A stranger is recognized at a glance, anyone can see him and memorize his appearance. There is no need to read books, reflect, discuss: is enough to look.” To start talking about “The Shadow of the Sun”, in an accurate and comprehensive way, we must refer to what is contained in the premise written by the author. This is not a book about Africa, but on the people who live there. Never has a recommendation...
“The nostalgia of servitude is so rooted in humanity that it makes him regret his condition despite himself.” A book of other times in substance and narrative form. Consider a wounded and divided Milan during the last winter of World War II. On one hand those who fight for freedom, on the other those who try to postpone an announced defeat, in the middle the common people committed to earn an additional day of life...
A literary café in the center of Milan (for the locals, it’s a few steps away from the Colonne di San Lorenzo). Walden is characterized by an atmosphere full of propositions, making the simplicity, familiarity ad authenticity that reign inside more valuable. Reinterpreted as a bistrot, cocktail lab and hub for holding cultural events, it does not lose sight of its “literary” nature with a selection of interesting titles, a book-crossing section, and an outstanding...
