Michele Mari

Michele Mari is an Italian author known for his works of fiction, poetry, and essays. He is recognized for his unique narrative style and his exploration of themes such as memory, nostalgia, and the passage of time.

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  1. 1. Verdigris

    Set against the backdrop of a decaying mansion, the narrative unfolds through the eyes of a young boy who becomes entranced by the mysterious allure of his surroundings. As he explores the labyrinthine corridors and forgotten rooms, he encounters a series of enigmatic characters, each with their own secrets and stories. The boy's journey is one of discovery and introspection, as he grapples with themes of memory, loss, and the passage of time, all while the verdigris-covered walls seem to whisper the echoes of the past.

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  2. 4. Cento Poesie D'amore A Ladyhawke

    An intimate, often ironic collection of one hundred short love poems addressed to an elusive, almost mythic addressee, the work maps desire and memory through a mix of melancholy, wit and erudite cultural references; its spare, rhetorically sharp verses move between ardent confession and playful detachment, exploring the contradictions of longing, the artifice of romantic myth, and the impossibility of fully possessing the beloved while celebrating language’s power to summon and to haunt.

  3. 5. Tu, Sanguinosa Infanzia

    A hallucinatory, semi-autobiographical narrative in which a narrator reconstructs a violent, sensuous childhood through obsessive memories and fantasies; the prose moves between dark humor, nostalgic melancholy and grotesque detail as it traces formative encounters with illness, death, erotic awakenings and family cruelties, showing how trauma and literary imagination intertwine to shape identity.