by Giuseppe Pontiggia · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804484110
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"Nati due volte" is an award-winning fictional memoir by Giuseppe Pontiggia about Professor Frigerio and his son Paolo, who is born with disabilities due to a doctor's carelessness. Through visits to specialists over thirty years, Professor Frigerio remembers the words of a doctor: "These children are born twice. Their second birth depends on you, on what you are able to give to them. But in the end, you too will be reborn." The story explores the emotional and intellectual vicissitudes of the protagonist, from guilt over an affair during his wife's pregnancy to his son's medical struggles, moments of denial and rage, and navigating a world full of obstacles, cruelty, and indifference. At the heart of the story is Paolo, an extraordinary child who teaches his parents while facing the questions, curiosities, and dreams of any young man his age. The novel also presents a portrait of Paolo's mother and brother, and the life of a family bearing the weight of tragedy and love.
Giuseppe Pontiggia was an Italian writer and literary critic.
