by Luigi Malerba · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804513339
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«Testa d'argento» is Luigi Malerba's collection of short stories, published by Mondadori in paperback (196 pages, in Italian).
The book brings together stories written in the first person so that readers can identify with their protagonists. The highly varied tales form a curious and unsettling human geography that traverses diverse settings and characters.
The book was originally published in 1988 and won the Grinzane Cavour Prize in 1989. This edition was published in 2003.
Recommended for those who enjoy Italian fiction and short stories with a curious and unsettling view of the human condition.
Luigi Malerba, born Luigi Bonardi, was an Italian author known for his short stories, historical novels, and screenplays. He was a prominent figure in the Neoavanguardia movement and co-founded Gruppo 63, a literary collective influenced by Marxism and Structuralism. Some of his most renowned works include La scoperta dell'alfabeto, The Serpent, What Is This Buzzing, Do You Hear It Too?, Dopo il pescecane, Testa d'argento, Il fuoco greco, Le pietre volanti, Roman Ghosts, and Ithaca Forever: Penelope Speaks. Malerba also wrote several stories and novels for children, collaborating on some of them with Tonino Guerra.
