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La brevità della vita
"De Brevitate Vitae" is Seneca’s meditation on the fleeting nature of life. He chides those who lament its brevity, arguing that they themselves waste it, and urges the wise use of the time we are given.
Fiori per Algernon
Flowers for Algernon is the heartbreaking story of a man whose newfound genius comes with profound emotional cost, revealing that intelligence alone cannot define humanity.
Follia
Asylum (1996) by Patrick McGrath is a Gothic tale of obsession and madness set in a psychiatric hospital. Through the voice of psychiatrist Peter Cleave, it recounts Stella Raphael’s fatal affair with inmate Edgar Stark, blurring the line between passion and self-destruction.
L'ultimo giorno di un condannato
The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a work by Victor Hugo published in 1829. Told in the form of a diary, it recounts the final hours of a man sentenced to death, powerfully expressing the author’s opposition to capital punishment.
Gli indifferenti
Gli indifferenti by Alberto Moravia is a stark portrait of moral emptiness, following a wealthy Roman family whose emotional apathy and self-deception lead to quiet but devastating ruin.
Il Profumo
Süskind explores the dark side of obsession and identity, showing how a man without scent—symbolically without soul—seeks meaning through control, beauty, and murder, only to discover that even the perfect illusion of love cannot fill a spiritual void.
Le intermittenze della morte
Saramago suggests that death gives life meaning, and by making death human, he shows that even the absolute can be transformed by love and vulnerability.
