by Lorenzo Marone · Feltrinelli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807070693
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Cesare Annunziata is a seventy-seven-year-old widower who refuses to accept old age with resignation. Cynical and irreverent, he spends his days drinking with his friend Marino and chatting with his neighbor, Eleonora. His life, marked by a complicated relationship with his children and encounters with a local nurse, takes an unexpected turn when a young couple moves into the apartment next door. Cesare's curiosity about Emma, an enigmatic girl, forces him to rediscover his capacity for compassion, generosity, and courage, questioning everything he thought he knew about himself and giving him a new chance to truly live. This novel, Lorenzo Marone's literary debut, has captivated the public thanks to its ironic and vital portrait of the miseries and splendors of everyday life. With a narrative that balances cynicism with deep humanity, the work explores the small stumbles of existence and has been acclaimed by both readers and critics, also inspiring the film adaptation titled 'La tenerezza', directed by Gianni Amelio.
