La felicità al principio
_Tiziano_Ferro.jpg) First edition cover | |
| Author | Tiziano Ferro |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tiziano Ferro |
| Cover artist | Walid Azami |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Contemporary fiction |
| Published | 3 October 2023 |
| Publisher | Mondadori |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-8-80-474870-0 |
La felicità al principio (lit. 'Happiness at the Beginning') is the Italian language debut novel of singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, published by Mondadori on 3 October 2023. It tells the story of Angelo Galassi, a former Italian pop star living in obscurity in New York, who must face his personal issues and pull himself together for the sake of his newly discovered young daughter.
Plot
[edit]Angelo Galassi is a former Italian pop star living quietly in New York. Believed dead by his fans and manager because of a clerical error he chose not to correct, he has been living in obscurity for a decade, struggling with sexual confusion, alcoholism and an eating disorder. But when a troubled ex arrives at his doorstep with a four-year-old daughter he never knew existed, Angelo begins to find new purpose to pull his life back together.[1]
Publication
[edit]La felicità al principio, Ferro's first novel, was announced in July 2023, and published in Italian by Mondadori on 3 October 2023.[1][2][3][4] Ferro had previously written two autobiographical works, based on his personal diaries and published by Feltrinelli: Trent'anni e una chiacchierata con papà (Thirty Years Old and a Chat with Dad) in October 2010,[5] and L'amore è una cosa semplice (Love Is a Simple Thing) in February 2013.[6][7]
In September 2023, Ferro canceled the Italian promotional tour for the novel, explaining that his pending divorce prevented him from leaving his home in Los Angeles with his children.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tiziano Ferro: il libro La felicità al principio è il suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro: The Book Happiness at the Beginning Is His First Novel]. Mondadori (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Gianatti, Silvia (25 July 2023). "Tiziano Ferro annuncia la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro announces the publication of his first novel]. Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Tiziano Ferro debutta come scrittore: Realizzo uno dei miei più grandi desideri" [Tiziano Ferro debuts as a writer: 'I realize one of my greatest desires']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Salmè, Alberto (25 July 2023). "La felicità al principio, c'è la data di uscita per il primo romanzo di Tiziano Ferro" [Happiness at the Beginning: There Is a Release Date for Tiziano Ferro's First Novel]. Il Corriere della Città (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Castaldo, Gino (5 October 2010). "Ferro: 'Sono omosessuale e ho la libertà di poterlo dire'" [Ferro: 'I'm gay and I have the freedom to say so']. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Libreria Universitaria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Unilibro.it.
- ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Feltrinelli (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Tiziano Ferro divorzia dal marito Victor Allen: 'Momento doloroso, la priorità sono i miei figli'" [Tiziano Ferro Divorces His Husband Victor Allen: 'Painful moment, the priority is my children']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Lopez, Johnny (2 October 2023). "Italian pop star Tiziano Ferro splits from husband, says he's stuck in the US". Queerty. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Morvillo, Candida (2 October 2023). "Tiziano Ferro: 'Credo nell'amore e perciò mi separo. Non voglio far crescere i bimbi tra i conflitti'" [Tiziano Ferro: 'I believe in love and therefore I separate. I don't want to raise children amid conflicts']. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.