Gabrielli Sobrino served for forty years as secretary for the Premio Viareggio, "the most important cultural event of the Italian summer." Sobrino was the constant reference and indefatigable witness for the festival, and herein narrates not only numerous stories about the festival's authors and books, but also the behind the scenes sentiments and resentments, expectations and deceptions recorded from her privileged vantage point. Italian text.
