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15 October 2025

Ragazzo

by Zuzu
Ragazzo

Andrea, the strange boy in school class 3C, has disappeared. He left home one afternoon without his mobile phone or ID, and all trace of him has been lost. The stories in Ragazzo revolve around this absence.Francesco and Alice attend the same school. They fell in love while exchanging headphones under their desks during break time. They didn’t know him very well, but they keep wondering what happened to him. There is Rita, Andrea’s mother. Some say she is mad, but perhaps it is nothing more than fatigue, hers, for that son she raised all alone. And there are Giovanni and Rosa, Francesco’s parents. In the crack created by that disappearance, fragments of their youth resurface. As the search continues unabated, tensions arise and then suddenly dissolve. A deep breath of calm in their lives on the move.

  • Publishing house Coconino Press
  • Year of publication 2025
  • Number of pages 392
  • ISBN 9788876187728
  • Foreign Rights Alessandra Sternfeld alessandra@am-book.com
  • Ebook non disponibile
  • Price 25.00

Zuzu

Zuzu, the pseudonym of Giulia Spagnulo, is one of the most interesting comic book artists on the contemporary Italian scene. In 2019, she published Cheese and in 2022, Giorni felici, for which she was nominated for the Strega Prize by Valeria Parrella. Her latest graphic novel, Ragazzo, was published in 2025 (Coconino Press).

Ragazzo
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