NYT > World News Close and Loving, or Oppressive? A Novelist Takes Aim at Italian Families. Par : Motoko Rich 22 août 2026 à 11:22 Many Italians see themselves in Andrea Bajani’s latest novel, a portrayal of the family as a “little totalitarian system” shaped by psychological and physical violence. © Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio, via Getty ImagesAndrea Bajani in Rome last year. An English translation of his best-selling novel, “The Anniversary,” will be published on Tuesday.