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Story of My People
Winner of the 2011 Strega Prize, this blend of essay, social criticism, and memoir is a striking portrait of the effects of globalization on Italy’s declining economy. Starting from his family’s textile factory in Prato, Tuscany, Edoardo Nesi examines the recent shifts in Italy’s manufacturing industry. Only one generation ago, Prato was a thriving industrial center that prided itself on craftsmanship and quality. But during the last decade, cheaply made goods—produced overseas or in Italy by poorly paid immigrants—saturated the market, making it impossible for Italian companies to keep up. In 2004 his family was forced to sell the textile factory. How this could have happened? Nesi asks, and what are the wider repercussions of losing businesses like his family’s, especially for Italian culture? Story of My People is a denouncement of big business, corrupt politicians, the arrogance of economists, and cheap manufacturing. It’s a must-read for anyone seeking insight into the financial crisis that’s striking Europe today.
Rebecca
Rebecca. Bella, giovane, ricca, interessata alla vita dei divi cinematografici, intrappolata in un matrimonio infelice, ossessionata dalla sicurezza dei suoi tre bambini, concentrata sulla difesa a ogni costo del suo status sociale. Nell’arco di poche ore, mentre si consumano i preparativi e i festeggiamenti per il matrimonio di suo fratello Federico, Rebecca attraversa il mondo che la circonda con passo leggero. Intorno a lei, mentre i nervosismi si accavallano e le tensioni famigliari sono sul punto di esplodere, una generazione e una classe sociale escono allo scoperto in tutta la loro vuotezza e povertà, tra champagne, vestiti firmati e rinfreschi su un curatissimo prato all’inglese. Con Rebecca, con tutte le sue incoerenze e debolezze, Edoardo Nesi offre uno straordinario ritratto delle contraddizioni di questi anni, grottesco e partecipe, coraggioso e irriverente, divertente e insieme tragico.
Everything Is Broken Up and Dances
This extended autobiographical essay explains in clear, engaging terms how the role of economics and finance in the Western world has shifted in the twenty-first century, from cultivating wellbeing in society to eroding the wealth of the middle class. Just a handful of years into the new millennium, globalization has had a profound impact on economies and societies throughout Europe and America. In this accessible yet literary work, Edoardo Nesi and Guido Maria Brera illustrate its effects in Italy through the changes that occurred in their own lives: while the former was forced to sell the textile company his grandfather founded before World War II, the latter became one of the key figures ...
My Shadow Is Yours
A recent college graduate accompanies a reclusive middle-aged writer on a chaotic road trip to Milan in this hilarious, heartwarming novel about love, friendship, and the pitfalls of nostalgia In 1995 Vittorio Vezzosi rose to worldwide acclaim with his debut novel, The Wolves Inside. Unfortunately for his adoring fans—and his publisher—he wouldn’t write another word. Instead, the great author shut himself away in a farmhouse overlooking Florence. After twenty-five years of silence, however, a corporate takeover lights the fire under Vittorio to produce a new novel, and bright young classics graduate Emiliano De Vito is hired to assist him. Off to a rocky start, the odd couple embark on a madcap journey in a 1979 Jeep—without a roof or windshield or doors—to Milan, where Vittorio will speak to a crowd of thousands. As they travel across Italy, bonding over wine and women, and butting heads over the struggles Emiliano’s generation inherited from Vittorio’s, the two begin to see the world, and writing, in a different way.
Infinite Summer
A novel set in Tuscany during the magical years when thousands of businesses blossomed, manufacturing objects for everyday life as well-made and beautiful as the Renaissance art that inspired them Infinite Summer brings the reader back to Italy in the 1970s, a time when growth and full employment propelled smart and industrious young men to create companies devoted to design, architecture, automobiles, and more. Three men share a dream of building a textile factory from scratch. Ivo Barrocciai, the enthusiastic son of a textile artisan, embarks on an elaborate project: to build a luxurious factory that will be “the envy of the Milanese.” He recruits Cesare Vezzosi, a small building contr...
Una vida sin ayer
Edoardo Nesi, fiel a su estilo, recurre una vez más a su particular estilo, mezcla de testimonio, análisis y elaboración narrativa, para dirigir hacia el futuro una mirada convincente, cargada de entusiasmo e ilusión, sin la rémora de la nostalgia por un pasado esplendoroso que sabemos irrepetible. El relato comienza con un repaso a los días de gloria de una industria próspera, del prestigio del «Made in Italy», hasta la irrupción de una crisis que parece haber agotado la riqueza y el bienestar de un país. En este punto, se presentan dos posibilidades: abandonarse a la contemplación del ocaso o buscar en el presente los elementos para empezar a construir un futuro mejor. Nesi eli...
La historia de mi gente
Una poderosa historia a medio camino entre el texto de memorias y la denuncia de graves problemas que cuestionan el modelo de sociedad europeo. «Este premio no es para mí, sino para todos aquellos de los que hablo en el libro, y para mi ciudad, Prato [...] que sufre de una globalización sin gobierno y sin derechos.» Edoardo Nesi Ganador del Premio Strega 2011, uno de los más prestigiosos de Italia, La historia de mi gente es uno de esos libros singulares que cautivan la imaginación de lectores muy diversos y nos recuerdan que la autenticidad no sabe de etiquetas ni de géneros literarios. A partes iguales relato autobiográfico y texto de denuncia política, Nesi disecciona desde la ex...
Storia della mia gente
“Faccio parte di quella che avrebbe dovuto essere la terza generazione tessile della famiglia Nesi – e mi era stato promesso il mondo.” Ma il destino dispone diversamente, e sotto i colpi selvaggi della globalizzazione del terzo millennio anche il lanificio Nesi chiude i battenti, sconfitto dall'invasione dei cinesi come il resto della piccola industria tessile pratese. Storia della mia gente racconta dell'illusione perduta del benessere diffuso in Italia e di come l'impensabile sia potuto accadere, mentre una schiera di economisti arroganti e politici tremebondi lasciava sfiorire il capitale umano e produttivo del nostro paese.
Tutto è in frantumi e danza
Ricordi quando vivevi nel migliore dei mondi possibili, e non te ne accorgevi neanche? Quando eri certo che il futuro sarebbe stato migliore del presente. Quando sapevi che i tuoi figli avrebbero trovato lavoro a un chilometro da casa. Quando potevi sognare senza sembrare un illuso. Quando dovevi sforzarti per accorgerti della disoccupazione. Quando il terrorismo sembrava un relitto del passato. Quando il concetto stesso di immigrazione pareva sul punto di perdere significato, perché stavamo per andare a vivere in un mondo unico, in cui le piccole aziende non chiudevano, le banche non fallivano, centinaia di migliaia di persone non perdevano il lavoro e non si moriva affogati pur di arrivare in Italia.
Sentimental Economy
In a warm, perceptive essay that touches on economics, fashion, literature, and politics, the Strega Prize–winning author of Story of My People reflects on the seismic shifts of 2020 and the diverse ways we’re adapting. Attempting to make sense of the incredible upheaval of 2020—from the devastating impact of COVID-19 to the sudden loss of his father—Edoardo Nesi considers the changing global economy and its effect on our lives. He shares the stories of Alberto Magelli, a small textile entrepreneur; Livia Firth, a prominent advocate for sustainability; Elisa Martelli, a young Sangiovese winemaker; Enrico Giovannini, a leading economist and statistician; Rino Pratesi, a proud butcher ...
