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Il Maestro e Margherita
Michail Bulgakov • 2019
Compagno Di Sbronze
Charles Bukowski • 1999
Elogio alla follia
Erasmo da Rotterdam • unde
Il bisogno di pensare
Vito Mancuso • 2017
La storia vera
Luciano di Samosata • II secolo
Caffè amaro
Simonetta Agnello Hornby • 2014
Una stanza tutta per sé
Virginia Woolf • 2017
L'educazione
Tara Westover • 2020
Reading
Storia della bambina perduta
Elena Ferrante • 2014
Dialoghi Con Leuco
Cesare Pavese • 1947
Scripts
Fleabag: The Scriptures
To be finished
Dance Dance Dance
Haruki Murakami • 1995
Normal People: A Novel
Sally Rooney • 2019
<b>NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (<i>People</i>) from the author of <i>Conversations with Friends,</i> “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).</b><br> <br><b>“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>ONE OF <i>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY</i>’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE</b><br><br><b>TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>People, Slate,</i> The New York Public Library, <i>Harvard Crimson</i></b><br><br>Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins.<br><br>A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.<br><br><i>Normal People</i> is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t.<br> <br><b>WINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, <i>Sunday Times </i>Young Writer of the Year Award</b><br><br><b>BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time,</i> NPR, <i>The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country</i></b>
L'istituto
Stephen King • 2019
Finished
Storia del nuovo cognome
Elena Ferrante • 2012
L'amica geniale
E. Ferrante • 2011
Storia di chi fugge e chi resta
Elena Ferrante • 2013
Il segreto di Medusa
Hannah M. Lynn • 2024
TEMPO
Guido Tonelli • 2021
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2018
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><b> BESTSELLER</b><br> <br><b>“If you</b>’<b>re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</i> has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —<i>Bustle</i></b><br> <br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Daisy Jones & the Six</i>—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (<i>PopSugar</i>) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.</b><br><br>Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?<br> <br>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.<br> <br>Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br> <br>“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, <i>Us Weekly</i>), <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (<i>Redbook</i>): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.
La casa in collina
Cesare Pavese • 1948
Corrado è un professore che ogni sera lascia una Torino buia e bombardata per rifugiarsi sulle colline circostanti. Ma quando la guerra lo raggiunge fin lì, decide di ritirarsi su altre colline, più lontane ancora, quelle in cui è cresciuto. Lungo la strada incontra sparatorie, morti, sangue umano misto alla benzina fuoriuscita dagli autocarri. L’innocenza è perduta per sempre e il conforto non può arrivare neppure dalla terra delle origini, perché niente è più come prima. Il momento più alto della maturità dello scrittore Cesare Pavese, la storia di una solitudine individuale di fronte all’impegno civile e storico; il superamento dell’egoismo attraverso la scoperta che ogni caduto somiglia a chi resta, e gliene chiede ragione. Il romanzo simbolo dell’impegno politico e del disagio esistenziale di un’intera generazione.
L'armata perduta
Valerio Massimo Manfredi • 200u
Sabbia nera
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2018
La logica della lampara
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2019
<p>Sono le quattro e trenta del mattino. Dalla loro barca il dottor Manfredi Monterreale e Sante Tammaro, giornalista di un quotidiano online, intravedono sulla costa un uomo che trascina a fatica una grossa valigia e la getta fra gli scogli. Poche ore dopo il vicequestore Vanina Guarrasi riceve una chiamata anonima: una voce femminile riferisce di aver assistito all'uccisione di una ragazza avvenuta quella notte in un villino sul mare.<br> Due fatti che si scoprono legati e dànno il via a un'indagine assai piú delicata del previsto. La scontrosa Vanina, la cui vita privata si complica di giorno in giorno, dovrà muoversi con cautela fra personaggi potenti del capoluogo etneo. Ma anche grazie all'aiuto del commissario in pensione Biagio Patanè, con il quale fa ormai «coppia fissa», sbroglierà un intrigo che, fino all'ultimo, riserva delle sorprese. Hanno detto di Sabbia nera: «La chiameranno l'antimontalbano, ma non è vero. Cristina Cassar Scalia è lei e basta, e Sabbia nera è un gran bel romanzo».<br> Carlo Lucarelli «Una storia secca, ritmica, scandita, che ti avvolge e ti stritola pagina dopo pagina, sospesa sul ponte instabile tra un passato che non vuole saperne di farsi seppellire e un presente mai del tutto comprensibile».<br> Maurizio de Giovanni «La vicequestora Giovanna Guarrasi, detta Vanina, ha l'acume, la tenacia e la fantasia di una grande poliziotta».<br> Giancarlo De Cataldo<br></p>
La salita dei saponari
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2020
L'uomo del porto
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2021
Il talento del cappellano
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2021
La carrozza della Santa
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2022
La banda dei carusi
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2023
Il Castagno dei cento cavalli
Cristina Cassar Scalia • 2024
Il piano inclinato
Roberto Alajmo • 2019
Appunti per un naufragio
Davide Enia • 2017
Wishlist
Dammi mille baci
Eva Cantarella
The Only Story
Julian Barnes • 2019
1984
George Orwell • 1961
<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
God save the queer
Michela Murgia • 2022
Il museo dei misteri
Owen King • 2024
Lettere A Lucilio
Lucio Anneo Seneca • 62-65 d.C
Blue Sisters: A Novel
Coco Mellors · 2024
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this “deeply nuanced and compelling” (Vogue) novel, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein. “A beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share.”—Real Simple A VOGUE AND HARPER’S BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in. But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they’ve been keeping might not have been from one another but from themselves. Imbued with Coco Mellors’s signature combination of humor and heart, Blue Sisters is a story of what it takes to keep living after loss—and, ultimately, to fall in love with life again.
A Little Life: A Novel
Hanya Yanagihara · 2015
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Coco Mellors · 2022
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath · 1966
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera · 2017
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin · 2013
The Hollow
Agatha Christie · 2006
Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor. A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives for lunch at Lucy Angkatell’s country house. A man lies dying by the swimming pool, his blood dripping into the water. His wife stands over him, holding a revolver. As Poirot investigates, he begins to realize that beneath the respectable surface lies a tangle of family secrets and everyone becomes a suspect.
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2012
Women Who Think Too Much: How to Break Free of Overthinking and Reclaim Your Life
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema · 2004
"Groundbreaking research . . . Women Who Think Too Much tells why overthinking occurs, why it hurts people, and how to stop." ―USA Today<br/><br/>It's no surprise that our fast-paced, overly self-analytical culture is pushing many people―especially women―to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this overthinking, and her groundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of women―more than half of those in her extensive study―are doing it too much and too often, leading to sadness, anxiety, and depression. She challenges the assumption―heralded by so many pop-psychology pundits of the last several decades―that constantly expressing and analyzing our emotions is a good thing.<br/><br/>In Women Who Think Too Much, Nolen-Hoeksema shows us what causes so many women to be overthinkers and provides concrete strategies that can be used to escape these negative thoughts, move to higher ground, and live more productively. Women Who Think Too Much will change lives, and is destined to become a self-help classic.
Play It as It Lays: A Novel
Joan Didion · 2017
A “scathing novel” of one woman’s path of self-destruction in 1960s Hollywood—by the New York Times–bestselling author of The White Album (The Washington Post Book World). Spare, elegant, and terrifying, Play It as It Lays is the unforgettable story of a woman and a society come undone. Raised in the ghost town of Silver Wells, Nevada, Maria Wyeth is an ex-model and the star of two films directed by her estranged husband, Carter Lang. But in the spiritual desert of 1960s Los Angeles, Maria has lost the plot of her own life. Her daughter, Kate, was born with an “aberrant chemical in her brain.” Her long-troubled marriage has slipped beyond repair, and her disastrous love affairs and strained friendships provide little comfort. Her only escape is to get in her car and drive the freeway—in the fast lane with the radio turned up high—until it runs out “somewhere no place at all where the flawless burning concrete just stopped.” But every ride to nowhere, every sleepless night numbed by pills and booze and sex, makes it harder for Maria to find the meaning in another day. Told with profound economy of style and a “vision as bleak and precise as Eliot’s in ‘The Wasteland’,” Play It as It Lays ruthlessly dissects the dark heart of the American dream (The New York Times). It is a searing masterpiece “from one of the very few writers of our time who approaches her terrible subject with absolute seriousness, with fear and humility and awe” (Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Times Book Review).
