Teresa Ciabatti presents Donnaregina at Feltrinelli in Naples

Today, Wednesday 21 May at 18.00:XNUMX, the Feltrinelli bookshop in Piazza dei Martiri in Naples will host Teresa Ciabatti for the presentation of her new novel Donnaregina, published by Mondadori.

The author will talk with Emanuele Bosso in a meeting that promises emotional intensity and deep reflection. An opportunity to listen again to the unmistakable voice of a writer who has been able to tell the subtlest cracks of the human soul.

A novel between autobiography and chronicle
The protagonist confronts a Camorra boss in a dialogue full of tension and humanity

In Donnaregina, Teresa Ciabatti returns with a narrative that intertwines autobiography and news, bringing to the stage an unexpected encounter: that between a writer and 'o Nasone, a boss accused of brutal crimes, including 182 murders. The protagonist, light years away from that world, is commissioned by a newspaper to interview him. She, who has always written about teenagers, celebrities, and show business personalities, finds herself facing an unknown universe.

The Human Face of Evil
The ruthless boss proves fragile: between nostalgia, lost affections and lost parents

But the story takes an unexpected turn: the criminal, a pigeon breeder and believer in UFOs, shows himself vulnerable. It is not the crime news that strikes her, but the nostalgia for the women she loves, the friends she killed, and the bond with her family. The suspicion that everything is a manipulation remains, but the ground on which the boss and the writer meet is that of emotional wounds: imperfect parents, lost children, unhealable misunderstandings.

Naples and the search for the children
An emotional journey through the streets of Naples on the trail of those who are lost

In an attempt to reconstruct the past of the son of Misso, one of the most notorious clans of Neapolitan crime, the protagonist ends up looking for someone else: her daughter, who she feels is now far away. The novel then becomes a journey through memories, revelations and unanswered questions about identity and relationships.

A unique voice in Italian narrative
From her debut to the Strega Prize: Teresa Ciabatti's journey

Teresa Ciabatti, born in Orbetello and living in Rome, studied Modern Literature and attended the Holden School. She made her debut in 2002 with Adelmo, torna da me, which was adapted into the film L'estate del mio primo bacio. Among her best-known works: I giorni felice (Happy Days) (2008), Il mio paradiso è deserto (My Paradise is Desert) (2013), La più amata (The Most Beloved) (2017) – finalist for the Strega Prize – Matrigna (Matrigna) (2018), Sembra bellezza (It Felt Like Beauty) (2021) and now Donnaregina. She regularly collaborates with Il Corriere della Sera and la Lettura.