• This book has been translated into thirty languages.
• L’Express describes it as "Amazing and striking".
• Alexis Broca from Jasmin calls it "A splendid portrait of a woman."
• Michel Bazin from Lucioles in Vienne notes, "The mysterious allure of this book will accompany you for a long time."
• Pascal Thau from Millepages in Vincennes states, "Both funny and intoxicating, transparent and mysterious, in short: unforgettable."

She met him in a hotel lobby in Cagliari. A handsome man despite leaning on a cane and having a wooden leg. He spoke to her about his experiences in the war, his love of poetry and playing the piano, his strained relationship with his wife, and his daughter. She talked about suitors who fled, the well she had thrown herself into, and the wounds on her arms. She handed him her black notebook with a red frame she kept hidden to avoid accusations of insanity. However, we are mistaken if we think we know everything about someone, no matter how close they are to us...

Melina Agus was born in the city of Genoa and lives in Cagliari, where she teaches Italian and history at a technical institute. She has won numerous awards, including the Forte Village Award, the Santa Marinella Prize, the Camillo Prize from the Literary Jury, the Elsa Morante Award, the Strega Prize among the top fifty, and Book of the Year in Fahrenheit 2007.

Publishing house: Dar Al Saqi Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 144

Year of publication: 2016