Si peu

Synopsis of Si peu

«Si peu» is a subtle and moving novel by Italian author Marco Lodoli. The story follows a woman who, for forty years, has lived a secret and devoted love for a literature teacher she met at a high school in Rome. Through precise and unadorned prose, Lodoli explores the nature of love, defining it not as a possession, but as a «wonderful waste» of inner energy. It is a tale of surrender, silent observation, and the ability to live intensely through a feeling that, although never shared, gave meaning to an entire life.