"Animal", the new novel by Giuseppe Nibali: the presentation in Florence

Giuseppe is a young man who works for advertising. born in Sicily but then lived in Bologna, the city from which - in practice - his father Sergio escaped, now confined to bed after a bad accident that nailed half of him to the hospital. at that moment that Giuseppe returns from Bologna to Sicily, his native land. The story remains a prisoner, almost stalled, in Giardini Naxos where Giuseppe - who had not seen his parent for years - is practically facing the stalemate that temporality with its consequences.

"Animal" (ItaloSvevo editions, 152 pages) - the novel written by Giuseppe Nibali which is presented on Friday 28 October at 6.30 pm at the Brac bookshop in Florence (Via dei Vagellai 18r) by Bernardo Pacini - the debut novel of the very young Sicilian writer which has the form of a long story. And that gives voice - ironically - to the protagonist who tells the story and who is called Giuseppe as the author (even if it is specified that it is not autobiographical). The book is a reflection above all on the title, on the human being who - net of the readings - always remains an animal. In this case "a wounded animal who is rescued, always uncertain between escape and aggression".