Le tre del mattino

“In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald Italian author Gianrico Carofiglio’s novel inspired by that quote sure did sneak up on me. Isn’t it wonderful when you start a book with no expectations and realize you’ve unearthed a ge Leggi tutto

Seventeen year old Antonio is diagnosed with idiopathic generalized epilepsy. It’s this condition that takes him and his father on a journey from Italy to Marseilles seeking medical intervention with a specialist. The journey becomes more than just a follow up of his treatment. It’s a journey that b Leggi tutto

Here is a story of a son spending forty-eight hours with a father he doesn't know very well. Within that simple framework of a story, so much happens. There is an absolute clarity of voice in this novel that reminds me of Javier Marias. The words are transparent, like a stream of glacial water--it's Leggi tutto

It was a long time since I gave a five-star rating, but this book really deserves it. A very good reading, profound, but not heavy. Full of food for thought, but light, pleasant. Also full of a sense of melancholy and sadness, but not tearful at any cost. A beautiful story between a father and a son Leggi tutto

Nella vera notte buia dell'anima sono sempre le tre del mattino Carofiglio non mi ha deluso. Avevo già apprezzato Testimone inconsapevole qualche anno fa. Una scrittura essenziale, semplice, ma efficace e nient'affatto banale. Una storia che, senza velleitarie pretese, percorre insieme strade poco

I’ll start by saying that this short novel isn’t at all what I expected it to be. I’ve been a fan of the author’s crime fiction stories for some time. Set in and around the city of Bari, Italy, they offer something different to novels of this genre based in either Britain or America. Thoughtful, lit Leggi tutto