The House on Via Gemito

Longlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize and recognized as a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Kirkus Reviews, "The House on Via Gemito" is a striking novel by acclaimed Italian author Domenico Starnone. Set in 1960s Naples, the story unfolds in a modest apartment transformed into an artist's studio, where Federí, a railway clerk with dreams of becoming a renowned painter, struggles against the weight of family obligations and the envy of his peers. As a complex and flawed character, Federí's ambitions and disappointments deeply influence his son, Mimi, who grapples with his father's larger-than-life persona throughout his life.