Translation by: Giampiero Massano
Year of publication: 2026


Synopsis:
Venezia, millefiori by Ryoko Sekiguchi is the first contemporary fiction novel to enter the wetlands catalog.
And what if the spirit of a place revealed itself not so much in its historic monuments, but in more ephemeral aspects, in its flowers, its scents, the sounds that traverse it?
Starting from Ilaria's herbarium, a 19th-century Venetian botanist, Ryoko Sekiguchi builds a novel capable of capturing Venice's unexpected vegetal soul. Weaving archival testimonies, herbarium fragments, poetic visions, and epistolary exchanges, the author leads us on a path among calli and petals, from which the seasons of the past resurface and future perspectives open up. What emerges is a surprising portrait, suspended between reality and imagination, revealing a city permeated by nature, whose form takes shape through the senses and the voice of women.


Other information:
Series: Mude
Pages: 200
Language: Italian
ISBN: 9791280930507
First publication: P.O.L Editore, 2026