{"id":20592,"date":"2025-10-15T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/?p=20592"},"modified":"2025-11-01T20:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:16:37","slug":"giancarlo-pastore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/en\/giancarlo-pastore\/2025-edition\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Giancarlo Pastore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20592\" class=\"elementor elementor-20592 elementor-20367\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28d7c663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"28d7c663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e19a4fd\" data-id=\"6e19a4fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8814cb e-grid elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-boxed wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8814cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fad65 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3fad65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef478c7 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef478c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024cedf elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"024cedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who moderates?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bbd82 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"66bbd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVia Falzarego n\u00b035, Cagliari\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565d437 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"565d437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, 26 October 2025, 6:15 p.m. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23be275 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"23be275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStefania Marci\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc0dc2 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc0dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday, 26 October 2025, 6:15 p.m., Via Falzarego No. 35, Cagliari<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50066d elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a50066d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moderator: Stefania Marci<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f7b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96f7b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rainbook festival presents:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c68147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24c68147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prima dell'Alba<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29da48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29da48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Of<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b28ee4 notranslate elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66b28ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giancarlo Pastore<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a88b33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a88b33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1179\" src=\"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prima_dell_alba_copertina_libro_pastore_giancarlo-768x1179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-20388\" alt=\"Cover of Giancarlo Pastore&apos;s novel \u201cPrima dell&apos;alba\u201d (Before Dawn), featuring a boy looking at himself in the mirror in a blue-tiled bathroom.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prima_dell_alba_copertina_libro_pastore_giancarlo-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prima_dell_alba_copertina_libro_pastore_giancarlo-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prima_dell_alba_copertina_libro_pastore_giancarlo-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prima_dell_alba_copertina_libro_pastore_giancarlo.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f5808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f5808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Theatre Literature<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e63b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6e63b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pages: 579<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de4cdf elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7de4cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h2 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read the description <\/h2><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1320\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371d4bb e-con-full e-flex wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"371d4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9903c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9903c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrea grows up in a small village halfway up a mountain, where time stands still and everything revolves around his mother Dialma&#8217;s bar. Andrea has a disturbing, wild beauty about him, and is inhabited by \u201cShe\u201d, a creature with whom he feels at one when he dances in the woods. While the world prepares him for a future that has the bars of a cage, Andrea lets himself be guided by his fantasies, by music and by the crystal-clear, perfect and prophetic voice of his idol, Kate Bush. Amedeo is an aspiring painter slightly older than Andrea, who also lives by constantly crossing the thin membrane that separates reality from dreams. Different in origin and social background, incapable of looking after himself, it is he who, thanks to a love so great as to be frightening, will give Andrea the chance to build his own destiny. However, certain gifts come at a price, and what Andrea will have to pay is the awareness that precious things can vanish at any moment. The protagonist of this novel spends the 1980s watching MTV, inspired by the stars of contemporary dance, at a time when AIDS casts a shadow over the search for identity. Alongside him and Amedeo, there are other unforgettable characters: Stefania, his strong and down-to-earth farmer friend; Davide, a dance and life teacher; and Dialma, a mother whose love threatens to petrify her son&#8217;s body. With intense and precise writing, Giancarlo Pastore recounts the journey of a teenager searching for himself in a small village in northern Italy, through a coming-of-age story centred on love, dance, music and Andrea himself, one of the most powerful protagonists in contemporary literature.        <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05899a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05899a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Synopsis source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marsilioeditori.it\/libri\/scheda-libro\/2979133\/prima-dell-alba\">Marsilioeditori.it<\/a><\/p><p>Publication date: 27 May 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giancarlo_pastore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giancarlo_pastore.jpg 425w, https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giancarlo_pastore-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rainbook.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/giancarlo_pastore-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f2c826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f2c826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Giancarlo Pastore<\/strong> (Turin, 1967) is an Italian writer known for his intense and introspective fiction. He made his debut with the collection Io non so chi sei (I Don&#8217;t Know Who You Are), winner of the Cocito Prize, and then established himself with the novels Meduse (Jellyfish, 2003) and Regina (Queen, 2007), works that explore extreme emotions and complex relationships. In 2020, he returned to bookshops with Un giorno uno di noi (Marsilio), a coming-of-age story marked by family secrets and the search for identity. In 2025, he published <em data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"494\">Prima dell&#8217;alba<\/em>, set in the 1980s, amid music, dance and self-discovery. Pastore has also contributed to anthologies and literary magazines. 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where? When? Who moderates? Via Falzarego n\u00b035, Cagliari Sunday, 26 October 2025, 6:15 p.m. Stefania Marci Sunday, 26 October 2025, 6:15 p.m., Via Falzarego No. 35, Cagliari Moderator: Stefania Marci The Rainbook festival presents: Prima dell&#8217;Alba Of Theatre Literature Pages: 579 Read the description Andrea grows up in a small village halfway up a mountain, where time stands still and everything revolves around his mother Dialma&#8217;s bar. Andrea has a disturbing, wild beauty about him, and is inhabited by \u201cShe\u201d, a creature with whom he feels at one when he dances in the woods. While the world prepares him for a future that has the bars of a cage, Andrea lets himself be guided by his fantasies, by music and by the crystal-clear, perfect and prophetic voice of his idol, Kate Bush. Amedeo is an aspiring painter slightly older than Andrea, who also lives by constantly crossing the thin membrane that separates reality from dreams. Different in origin and social background, incapable of looking after himself, it is he who, thanks to a love so great as to be frightening, will give Andrea the chance to build his own destiny. However, certain gifts come at a price, and what Andrea will have to pay is the awareness that precious things can vanish at any moment. The protagonist of this novel spends the 1980s watching MTV, inspired by the stars of contemporary dance, at a time when AIDS casts a shadow over the search for identity. Alongside him and Amedeo, there are other unforgettable characters: Stefania, his strong and down-to-earth farmer friend; Davide, a dance and life teacher; and Dialma, a mother whose love threatens to petrify her son&#8217;s body. With intense and precise writing, Giancarlo Pastore recounts the journey of a teenager searching for himself in a small village in northern Italy, through a coming-of-age story centred on love, dance, music and Andrea himself, one of the most powerful protagonists in contemporary literature. Andrea grows up in a small village halfway up a mountain, where time stands still and everything revolves around his mother Dialma&#8217;s bar. Andrea has a disturbing, wild beauty about him, and is inhabited by \u201cShe\u201d, a creature with whom he feels at one when he dances in the woods. While the world prepares him for a future that has the bars of a cage, Andrea lets himself be guided by his fantasies, by music and by the crystal-clear, perfect and prophetic voice of his idol, Kate Bush. Amedeo is an aspiring painter slightly older than Andrea, who also lives by constantly crossing the thin membrane that separates reality from dreams. Different in origin and social background, incapable of looking after himself, it is he who, thanks to a love so great as to be frightening, will give Andrea the chance to build his own destiny. However, certain gifts come at a price, and what Andrea will have to pay is the awareness that precious things can vanish at any moment. The protagonist of this novel spends the 1980s watching MTV, inspired by the stars of contemporary dance, at a time when AIDS casts a shadow over the search for identity. Alongside him and Amedeo, there are other unforgettable characters: Stefania, his strong and down-to-earth farmer friend; Davide, a dance and life teacher; and Dialma, a mother whose love threatens to petrify her son&#8217;s body. With intense and precise writing, Giancarlo Pastore recounts the journey of a teenager searching for himself in a small village in northern Italy, through a coming-of-age story centred on love, dance, music and Andrea himself, one of the most powerful protagonists in contemporary literature. Synopsis source: Marsilioeditori.it Publication date: 27 May 2025 Poster Presentation images Giancarlo Pastore per Festival Rainbook 2025 Giancarlo Pastore per Festival Rainbook 2025 Stefania Marci per Rainbook Festival 2025 Luciana Ledda per Rainbook Festival 2025 Giancarlo Pastore e Stefania Marci per Rainbook Festival 2025 Stefania Marci per Rainbook Festival 2025 Giancarlo Pastore per Festival Rainbook 2025 Giancarlo Pastore per Festival Rainbook 2025 Giancarlo Pastore per Festival Rainbook 2025 Stefania Marci per Festival Rainbook 2025 Giancarlo e Pastore Stefania Marci per Festival Rainbook 2025 Giancarlo Pastore,Stefania Marci e Michele Pipia per Festival Rainbook 2025 About the author&#8230; Giancarlo Pastore (Turin, 1967) is an Italian writer known for his intense and introspective fiction. He made his debut with the collection Io non so chi sei (I Don&#8217;t Know Who You Are), winner of the Cocito Prize, and then established himself with the novels Meduse (Jellyfish, 2003) and Regina (Queen, 2007), works that explore extreme emotions and complex relationships. In 2020, he returned to bookshops with Un giorno uno di noi (Marsilio), a coming-of-age story marked by family secrets and the search for identity. In 2025, he published Prima dell&#8217;alba, set in the 1980s, amid music, dance and self-discovery. Pastore has also contributed to anthologies and literary magazines. His writing is characterised by a refined, poetic and visionary style. 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