October 2018
He had the name Lionardo. The genius born in Vinci
Il Genio nato a Vinci
by Elisabeta Gavrilina
Leonardo Da Vinci, an unrivaled genius, the greatest of all time.How did it become? The novel reveals the origins of his multifaceted genius starting with the story of his birth, which is anything but simple.A child prodigy conceived, as he himself says, by the great love and desire of the parties: the impossible love between an ambitious notary and an extraordinary woman with the only defect of being poor. Illegitimate child - a condition that will affect his whole life.With lightness, historical rigor and a touch of irony typical of the Tuscans, Elisabeta Gavrilina tells the most intimate Leonardo: his world and the insatiable curiosity that shaped his thoughts, dreams and fears, the masterpieces he observed with wide eyes and the professions in which he tested himself.With a passionate prose and a realism that does not discount them, the author paints the important characters in the life of the Genius. The strength of the book is in fact in the all-round design of the protagonists which, combined with accurate documentation and attention to historical detail, allows readers to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of quiet Vinci and Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance.An exciting journey that holds surprises, almost a pilgrimage into a past much more current than one might believe.
