IL PANICO QUOTIDIANO

After several novels about the emotions of adolescence, Christian Frascella comes back with a novel that shows the author's maturity to face his own ghosts and evoke the readers'. What Frascella creates is a brave and moving seance. There are things that can be written (and in such a powerful way) only if you have experienced them.

During a night shift, Christian is suddenly struck by fear. it is as if a never ending glacial thrill is leaking from his head - which, out of the blue, leaves place to an overwhelming warmth, so hot that he can barely breath. From that moment on Christian has to deal with panic attacks while his life gets in pieces - from his relationship with Lucia to his job and friendships. The casual encounter with an old man and with a psychiatrist will help him to navigate across that river of sorrow, notwithstanding the pain arisen by hidden memories.

To read this book is such a powerful experience. It is impossible to put it down, so strong are its words - innovative, powerful, vibrant. It is as if Christian Frascella threw away his previous style to jump inside his own fear and find the strength and energy to face it. Or, simply, to learn how to live and tremble at the same time.

Christian Frascella was born in Turin in 1973; he published Mia Sorella è una Foca Monaca (Fazi, 2009) Sette Piccoli Sospetti (Fazi, 2010); La Sfuriata di Bet (Einaudi, 2011).