Description
Rome
Book Summary
Rome is not a city; it is an accumulation of times that refuse to disappear. Eleonora Marangoni traverses it with irony, affection, and melancholy, weaving an intimate geography that goes beyond the Colosseum and postcards. Between personal memories and unanswered questions, the author reveals a city on the verge of collapse, yet eternally alive. With precise and evocative writing, this book offers an unexpected portrait of the Eternal City, less as a tourist destination than as a literary and vital experience.
What is it about?
Eleonora Marangoni turns her hometown into literary material, alternating history and the present, tourist bustle, and dimly lit corners. The work explores how to write about a city that has already been everything and how to live in it without surrendering to its exhausting beauty. Each alleyway, ruin, or hidden café becomes the setting for a reflection on the passage of time, memory, and identity. The author, a Strega Prize finalist for "Lux," builds a narrative that is at once a stroll, a confession, and an essay on the complexity of inhabiting a place that never finishes saying what it is.
Main themes
- The city as a palimpsest: layers of history superimposed that coexist in the present.
- The traveler's gaze versus the inhabitant's: the conflict between the postcard and the real experience.
- Melancholy and love for a place that resists being defined.
- Mass tourism and the search for authentic corners in a saturated city.
- Writing as a form of exploration and personal memory.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of travel literature who are looking for a literary and reflective approach, far from conventional tourist guides. It will also interest those who love Rome and wish to discover it from an intimate and contemporary perspective, as well as followers of current Italian narrative and literary essays with autobiographical undertones.
What this book provides
- A personal and uncompromising vision of Rome, far from the usual clichés.
- Careful and evocative prose that turns the urban walk into a literary experience.
- A reflection on how the past and present coexist in urban space.
- The opportunity to rediscover an ancient city through the eyes of an award-winning author.
Technical specifications
- Author: MARANGONI, ELEONORA
- Publisher: La Linea del Horizonte Ediciones
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: TRAVEL LITERATURE
- Collection: ¡BUEN VIAJE!
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: September 2025
- Number of pages: 192
- Weight: 332 g
Editorial review
Rome presents itself as a unique proposal within the travel genre, where the author manages to fuse urban chronicle with personal introspection. The work stands out for its ability to capture the contradictory essence of the city: monumental and decadent, bustling and silent. It is a recommended read for those seeking a literary experience that transcends mere description and delves into the emotional complexity of inhabiting a place with so much history.