Literature that Heals and Endures

A book holds many superpowers. It can offer solace, as Fabio Stassi demonstrates through the adventures of the ‘bibliotherapist’ Vince Corso and in essays such as the recent E d'ogni male mi guarisce un bel verso. Breve discorso su Dante, la poesia e il dolore. And it can help us remember, as demonstrated in Francesca Melandri's eagerly anticipated new novel A piedi freddi, set to be released simultaneously in Italy and Germany. This memoir of significant civic value recounts, through the lens of war, the crucial importance of individual responsibility and the choices each person makes. A declaration of love for literature and its boundless potential to enrich, improve and to explore the soul of humanity and society.