Review
Everyone would like to write a book like this. -- Marella Caracciolo creates a rich and documented, clear and captivating fresco. --SIMONE GAMBACORTA Abruzzo Cultura
An intense story - not an affair. --STELLA CERVASIO La Reppubblica
Fascinating view of the late 1800s to the early 1900s Italy. MAURO DEL BIANCO Il mestiere di leggere -- It is not only the story of a short and intense love, but also a portrait of an age and a world. BitCulturali.it -- Caracciolo's words manage to completely transmit the emotions of this reunion (between Umberto Boccioni and Vittoria Colonna). --Il Quotidiano
Product Description
It was in June 1916 that Princess Vittoria Colonna met the Futurist painter Umberto Boccioni. The love affair between them was brief but intense: on August 17th Boccioni died following a fall from his horse. The last letter he received from Vittoria was found in his wallet. This is the story of a Roman princess, a major twentieth-century artist, unbridled passion, the First World War and a tragic accident. It offers a collection of letters hidden for almost a century - all that remains of the relationship between a restless noblewoman and a tormented painter. Their letters provide the basis for the story Marella Caracciolo Chia tells, not only the story of a great love, but also the portrait of a remote and fascinating world and time.