Around the World in 10 Books: Booksellers’ Summer Recommendations

Around the World in 10 Books: Booksellers’ Summer Recommendations
Around the World in 10 Books: Booksellers’ Summer Recommendations

Dfrom Sicily to the Dolomites, from European cities of art to the far North, from Jamaica to Japan: many itineraries to follow, page after page suggested by Feltrinelli booksellersThere are ten books carefully selected with everyone’s needs in mind: from those who will pack them in their suitcase to those who will read them comfortably at home.

“I don’t have time to go to the beach”
by Mari Accardi (Nutritions)
An ironic novel at times hilarious, at times bitter, about mass tourism in search of an unlikely “authenticity”.

“The Princess of Lampedusa”
by Ruggero Cappuccio (Feltrinelli)
Against the backdrop of a Palermo devastated by the bombings of ’43, the princess of Lampedusa defends what she holds dear: her palace, her roots.

“When you die, it remains with me”
by Zerocalcare (Bao Publishing)
A trip with the father to the small village in the Dolomites where the paternal family comes from could be the perfect excuse to understand each other better.

“Sea Paradise”
by Eleonora Lombardo (Sellerio)
Elvira and Amanda, two inseparable seventy-year-old friends, on an imaginative journey on the Sea Paradise, the most luxurious cruise ship ever built.

“McGlue”
by Ottessa Moshfegh (Feltrinelli)
Salem 1851: McGlue is an alcoholic and unscrupulous pirate who leads a dissolute life of vice and misdeeds until the day he is accused of a murder.

“Berlin Mysteries”
by Flavio Cuniberto (Neri Pozza)
A passionate and meticulous reconnaissance of Berlin’s places, in search of the heart of the city. From the most obvious symbols of the new Berlin to Jewish Berlin.

“The Great North”
by Malachy Tallack (Hyperborea)
Traveling the 60th parallel to fulfill a childhood dream and discovering that travel is not just about fun but also about passions, friendships, stories and people.

“Here comes the sun”
by Nicole Dennis-Benn (66thAND2nd)
Having learned as a child to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is determined to protect her sister Thandi.

“Butter”
by Asako Yuzuki (HarperCollins Italy)
Rika manages to interview Manako Kajii, a gourmet chef in prison for having murdered all the businessmen she met after cooking.

“Walk”
di Erling Kagge (Einaudi)
Walking is a subversive act. It’s going, but also being with yourself. It is movement, but also internal investigation. It is discovery, but also silence.

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