
IL PASSAGGIO
IL SILENZIO.
LE ALI.
LA LETTERA.
LA FEDE.
IL NOME.
IL PECCATO.
LE CAROVANE.
LA FAVOLA.
GLI OCCHI EROICI.
A solitary narrator opens the novel in a haunting whisper, describing silence as a living companion that cradles her from childhood to adulthood. She moves through rooms filled with distant lights and shadows, feeling both the weight of absent loved ones and the echo of a love that never fully arrived. The prose feels like a river at night—steady, reflective, and occasionally interrupted by sudden flashes of memory.
The story follows her as she wrestles with the opposing temperaments of her parents: her mother’s gentle lullaby and her father’s fierce fire. Their contrast becomes the source of an inner conflict that drives her to question whether she is a fragile larva or a creature forged from two flames. Early chapters trace her nightly vigils by a roaring river, where she senses a deeper truth stirring beneath the surface.
Through lyrical meditation and vivid imagery, the novel invites listeners to explore themes of identity, longing, and the paradox of being both created and alone. Its atmospheric language rewards patient ears, offering a contemplative journey that lingers long after the final sentence.
Language
it
Duration
~2 hours (161K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2015-08-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1876–1960
An Italian writer, journalist, and feminist voice, she is best known for turning the pressures placed on women’s lives into powerful, deeply personal fiction. Her work helped open new space in modern Italian literature for female experience, independence, and self-expression.
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