La felicità al principio

La felicità al principio
First edition cover
AuthorTiziano Ferro
Audio read byTiziano Ferro
Cover artistWalid Azami
LanguageItalian
GenreContemporary fiction
Published3 October 2023
PublisherMondadori
Publication placeItaly
Media type
Pages208
ISBN978-8-80-474870-0

La felicità al principio (lit. 'Happiness at the Beginning') is the Italian language debut novel of singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, published by Mondadori on 3 October 2023. It tells the story of Angelo Galassi, a former Italian pop star living in obscurity in New York, who must face his personal issues and pull himself together for the sake of his newly discovered young daughter.

Plot

Angelo Galassi is a former Italian pop star living quietly in New York. Believed dead by his fans and manager because of a clerical error he chose not to correct, he has been living in obscurity for a decade, struggling with sexual confusion, alcoholism and an eating disorder. But when a troubled ex arrives at his doorstep with a four-year-old daughter he never knew existed, Angelo begins to find new purpose to pull his life back together.[1]

Publication

La felicità al principio, Ferro's first novel, was announced in July 2023, and published in Italian by Mondadori on 3 October 2023.[1][2][3][4] Ferro had previously written two autobiographical works, based on his personal diaries and published by Feltrinelli: Trent'anni e una chiacchierata con papà (Thirty Years Old and a Chat with Dad) in October 2010,[5] and L'amore è una cosa semplice (Love Is a Simple Thing) in February 2013.[6][7]

In September 2023, Ferro canceled the Italian promotional tour for the novel, explaining that his pending divorce prevented him from leaving his home in Los Angeles with his children.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tiziano Ferro: il libro La felicità al principio è il suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro: The Book Happiness at the Beginning Is His First Novel]. Mondadori (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ Gianatti, Silvia (25 July 2023). "Tiziano Ferro annuncia la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro announces the publication of his first novel]. Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tiziano Ferro debutta come scrittore: Realizzo uno dei miei più grandi desideri" [Tiziano Ferro debuts as a writer: 'I realize one of my greatest desires']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ Salmè, Alberto (25 July 2023). "La felicità al principio, c'è la data di uscita per il primo romanzo di Tiziano Ferro" [Happiness at the Beginning: There Is a Release Date for Tiziano Ferro's First Novel]. Il Corriere della Città (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ Castaldo, Gino (5 October 2010). "Ferro: 'Sono omosessuale e ho la libertà di poterlo dire'" [Ferro: 'I'm gay and I have the freedom to say so']. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  6. ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Libreria Universitaria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Unilibro.it.
  7. ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Feltrinelli (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Tiziano Ferro divorzia dal marito Victor Allen: 'Momento doloroso, la priorità sono i miei figli'" [Tiziano Ferro Divorces His Husband Victor Allen: 'Painful moment, the priority is my children']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ Lopez, Johnny (2 October 2023). "Italian pop star Tiziano Ferro splits from husband, says he's stuck in the US". Queerty. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. ^ Morvillo, Candida (2 October 2023). "Tiziano Ferro: 'Credo nell'amore e perciò mi separo. Non voglio far crescere i bimbi tra i conflitti'" [Tiziano Ferro: 'I believe in love and therefore I separate. I don't want to raise children amid conflicts']. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.