Fuani Marino's novel 'Svegliami a mezzanotte' recounts a suicide attempt and postpartum depression

Fuani Marino, a Neapolitan cultural journalist who writes for Corriere del Mezzogiorno and contributes to contemporary art magazines, published the novel 'Svegliami a mezzanotte' (Einaudi, 2019). The book reconstructs her suicide attempt on July 26, 2012, when she jumped from the top floor of a summer residence in Pescara, four months after giving birth to her daughter Greta. Marino describes how a neighbor mistook her falling body for a black garbage bag. The narrative alternates between 'Before' and 'After', exploring her childhood, adolescence, university studies in psychology, and marriage, as well as the aftermath of the fall. She cites writers Jonathan Franzen, Susan Sontag, and Sarah Kane, and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg, who emphasizes the importance of personal history in therapy. The novel ends with a letter to her daughter, asserting that truth, however dark, is the right path. The book is 168 pages, priced €17, ISBN 9788858431825.