Andrea Comisso presents his news short story collection "Ho buttato tutto il resto"

The next event organised by the Manlio Cecovini Study Society will be dedicated to contemporary fiction. On Wednesday 22 July at 6.00 pm, the Association's headquarters at 23 Viale Miramare, Trieste, will host the presentation of Ho buttato tutto il resto (I Threw Everything Else Away), Andrea Comisso's latest collection of short stories, published by Hammerle Editori.

The event, which is free to attend subject to venue capacity, will feature the author in conversation with journalist Cristina Bonadei, Sara Alzetta and Antonio Schiavulli, who will guide the audience through a collection that moves effortlessly between different styles and atmospheres. Stories inspired by real-life events sit alongside incursions into the fantastic, existential reflections, metafictional explorations and narratives that examine the fundamental themes of the human experience.

Ho buttato tutto il resto brings together stories united by a desire to explore what comforts, inspires and wounds us, without claiming to provide definitive answers. Each story invites readers to complete its meaning through their own sensibility, creating an ongoing dialogue between writer and reader. Carefully crafted with meticulous attention to every word, the concise form makes the collection accessible even to busy readers, while rewarding those willing to slow down, revisit the text and uncover its deeper layers of meaning.

Andrea Comisso was born and lives in Trieste. Following Oggi le nuvole regalano una tregua (2022), Il contraccolpo dell'abisso (2023) and La fortuna del mercante di anticaglie (2024), Ho buttato tutto il resto is his fourth collection of short stories published by Hammerle Editori, confirming a literary journey distinguished by an economical yet powerful style that combines depth with lightness.

The presentation forms part of the Cecovini Association's programme of cultural activities, through which it continues to promote public discussion and cultural outreach by organising events dedicated to history, literature and contemporary thought.