Italian Narrative
A Ferragosto
What is political power, really? What do three buttons on a mysterious keypad that only the president of the region can use control?
Giorgio Sercinu has been elected governor of Sardinia. A year after his investiture, he enters a family and political crisis. In order to have immediate contact with ordinary people, he decides to register under the name of Lorenzo on the Bla bla car site. With the help of a disguise, he spends several days driving the roads of the island in the company of other travellers.
The story tells of his last trip, taken on Ferragosto (15th August) during a scorching summer. He was accompanied by Bastiano, a recent philosophy graduate who enlisted in the Sassari Brigade in order to find work, Manuel, a young student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sassari, capable of drawing people as they truly are, and finally Ersilia, a flamboyant and eccentric elderly noblewoman from Cagliari.
In the course of the day, he will have the opportunity to discover authentic Sardinia and clear his mind about who he really is. From Nuraghe Losa to Lollove, Giorgio Sercinu’s worldview will be challenged.
Synopsis source: edizionicamena.com
Published date: May 5, 2025
Giovanni Follesa (1969), born in Quartu Sant’Elena in 1969, is a writer, journalist and screenwriter. A multifaceted figure, he teaches Mass Media Theory and Method at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and contributes to the cultural pages of L’Unione Sarda. He is also the artistic director of several literary festivals in Sardinia, where he promotes dialogue between authors and readers.
His literary work stands out for its focus on civil rights and LGBTQ+ issues, explored with the sensitivity of a storyteller and the rigour of an essayist. Among his most significant works are the narrative essays We are family. Stories of civil unions (2021) and Yes, I do. Stories of civil unions in Italy (2023), the latter enriched by a preface by Nichi Vendola.
