Noi. Racconti a due voci tra Italia e Canton Ticino by Valentina GiulianiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Very interesting collection of essays, by an Italian working in Ticino and a Ticinese reporter on Italy.
Growing up in Ticino with a mother from Florence, much of what they say hit home with me. I always find the most entertaining part to be the differences in expressions and words (Italians don't say Tipp-ex??).
It's interesting how they tackle the same issues from different perspectives, both being able to move past the stereotypes and (generally) finding the good in the other side.
I was curious as to why the Italian wrote in the third person about a fictitious (but presumably more or less autobiographical) character, while the Swiss person wrote essays in the first person. Still, it works quite well.
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