Igiaba Scego: 3 books

Igiaba Scego è la guida appassionata che ci fa incontrare Caetano Veloso, la sua poesia e la sua voce. “Sperimentiamo una resurrezione continua nell’ascoltarlo. Le sue canzoni sono una linfa necessaria. Un percorso dell’anima. Questo vi chiedo di fare con me: un pellegrinaggio. Come nel cammino...

Introduction by Jhumpa Lahiri A kaleidoscopic novel probing citizens' complicity with and struggle again right-wing, authoritarian politics in three nations that suffered fascism: Italy, Argentina, and Somalia A big, meaty, masterful novel equally adept at dissecting the lives of nations...

Adua, an immigrant from Somalia to Italy, has lived in Italy nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. A searing novel about a young immigrant woman's dream of finding freedom in Rome and the bittersweet legacies of her African past.