12 Books for Uncertain Times: Artribune's Reading List
Artribune has curated a list of twelve books aimed at helping individuals cope with personal and global challenges, drawing from the Greek etymology of 'crisis,' which translates to 'choice.' Among the featured works is 'Momusso – Vocabolario sentimentale' by Martina Lorusso (Giunti, 2020), a visual lexicon of fabricated emotional terms; 'Il coltellino svizzero' by Annamaria Testa (Garzanti, 2020), a resource for fostering creativity; and 'Manuale per una vita di merda' by Adessoscrivo (Sperling & Kupfer, 2021), a journal for difficult days. Jón Kalman Stefánsson's 'Crepitio di stelle' (Iperborea, 2020) provides an escape, while Marco Marrucci's 'Novena' (Racconti Edizioni, 2021) features surreal short tales. Additional selections include 'Prendila con filosofia' (HarperCollins Italia, 2021), 'Saponi' (Fandango, 2021), Rupi Kaur's 'Home Body' (Feltrinelli, 2021), Viola Lo Moro's 'Cuore allegro' (Giulio Perrone, 2020), and letters from Louisa May Alcott, Cesare Pavese, and Virginia Woolf.
Key facts
- Artribune published a list of 12 books for uncertain times.
- The word 'crisis' derives from Greek 'krisis' meaning choice.
- Momusso's 'Vocabolario sentimentale' was published by Giunti in 2020.
- Annamaria Testa's 'Il coltellino svizzero' was published by Garzanti in 2020.
- Adessoscrivo's 'Manuale per una vita di merda' was published by Sperling & Kupfer in 2021.
- Jón Kalman Stefánsson's 'Crepitio di stelle' was published by Iperborea in 2020.
- Marco Marrucci's 'Novena' was published by Racconti Edizioni in 2021.
- Colamedici and Gancitano's 'Prendila con filosofia' was published by HarperCollins Italia in 2021.
- Elena Ghiretti's 'Saponi' was published by Fandango in 2021.
- Rupi Kaur's 'Home Body' was published by Feltrinelli in 2021.
- Viola Lo Moro's 'Cuore allegro' was published by Giulio Perrone in 2020.
- L'orma editore published Alcott's 'Le nostre teste audaci' and Pavese's 'Non ci capisco niente' in 2021.
- Nottetempo published 'Ti basta l'Atlantico?' in 2021, letters between Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey.
Entities
Artists
- Martina Lorusso (Momusso)
- Annamaria Testa
- Adessoscrivo
- Jón Kalman Stefánsson
- Marco Marrucci
- Andrea Colamedici
- Maura Gancitano
- Elena Ghiretti
- Rupi Kaur
- Viola Lo Moro
- Louisa May Alcott
- Cesare Pavese
- Virginia Woolf
- Lytton Strachey
Institutions
- Artribune
- Giunti
- Garzanti
- Sperling & Kupfer
- Iperborea
- Racconti Edizioni
- HarperCollins Italia
- Fandango
- Feltrinelli
- Giulio Perrone
- L'orma editore
- Nottetempo
- Tlon
Locations
- Firenze
- Milano
- Segrate
- Roma
- Livorno
- Italia