Ricordi d'infanzia e di scuola seguìti da Bambole e marionette, Gente minima, Piccoli studenti, Adolescenti, Due di spade e due di cuori

A lyrical memoir opens with a child’s attempt to hold onto the faintest trace of a brother who vanished before memory could shape his face. The narrator’s early world unfurls on a sun‑kissed Alpine plateau, where a river skirts a spacious family house surrounded by gardens, vineyards, and the constant hum of market carts arriving from distant villages. Those first sensations—blazing sunlight, crisp mountain air, the scent of rain on stone—become the touchstones of a lifelong love for nature’s simplest wonders.

Through the eyes of a young boy, the portrait of his father emerges as a towering figure, a regional bank manager whose authority feels as grand as a minister’s, while the bustling courtyard offers endless avenues for imagination. A subtle language shift, from the Genoese dialect of his birth town to the local tongue of his new home, hints at the small but profound adjustments that shape his identity. The opening pages weave nostalgia, loss, and the vivid textures of a formative place, inviting listeners into a deeply personal tapestry of childhood.