by Marco Missiroli · Guanda · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788860887559
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«Il senso dell'elefante» is the novel by Marco Missiroli, published by Guanda in paperback (235 pages, in Italian).
Pietro, a former parish priest, leaves Rimini to work as a doorman in a building in Milan. With Doctor Martini, one of the tenants, he strikes up a relationship marked by secrecy; between the two, a reflection is woven on fatherhood, emotional bonds and solitude, with the elephant as a symbol of a devotion that goes beyond blood.
The novel was originally published in 2012 in the Narratori della Fenice collection, by Guanda, and received the Premio Bergamo in 2013.
For readers of contemporary Italian fiction who appreciate intimate stories about family, secrets and emotional bonds.
