At Fifty, a Woman is Doomed

"We have nice waitresses, they write verses and thoughts. I’m sure they do it so they don’t get sent away. They leave them in the bathroom, they block the door and the wall, they look at themselves in the mirror and they take photos..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"It was summer when she saw herself turn down what nobody would ever turn down, a solo role. ..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"On the blue bench, ice creams are eaten and other people’s stories are told. Children try out relationships that fade away immediately, in the second half of the day...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"When he goes for lunch at is aunt’s, who had been like a mother to him, he knows he has to keep long silences or lighten up against his will with waltzes..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"He had just thrown up what he had eaten. It wasn’t a case of hunger, but he wanted something."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"One part of Anita lives on looks, people’s inescapable looks on her face to give the right momentum to the day. She doesn’t know why and neither does she wonder why. Suspicion doesn’t cross her mind, she just yearns to own large hats that go with expansive smiles and put you in a good mood...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"Mia was sitting in the stands in the third row and wearing a light blue jumper. She could have been anywhere, she didn’t care, a cinema, a theatre, a premiere of something… everything was equally pointless for her anyway...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"Choosing a diary is an exercise of new life, the discussion of the moment. At least for some people..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"A perfect woman is the last thing I want...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"You tell me off for being happy. There, she had told him, while locked in the bathroom plunging her hand in the bath..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"I’ll wait for you downstairs, said Andrea, closing the door...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"Shrouded in the greyness of the day and the slight shiver of the first cold days, they were lazy as ever on that Monday in October. The chatter smothered the noises from outside and the first to run and see what was going on were the nosy parkers or those thirsting for news."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"He had women’s lips on a beautiful face, the garden man. He walked calmly in his elegant suits, even in the driving rain and with the raging wind...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"Only an hour had passed and I knew more about the man than you could imagine...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"He was a writer who couldn’t write anything good. As he had a happy life, his stories were inhibited by laziness and the inertia that occurs when everything is going too well and you don’t long for somewhere else."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"“Who do I like? Certainly not those who write, because what do they write? Reality, fiction, a mixed bag, a dream that’s dropped from the sky or reworked, a stolen story, one with a bad ending or never started. We will never know."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"The girl thought it was outrageous that he was spying on her in the rear-view mirror."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"They had long dresses, bare feet and made-up faces. They were out of sync on the stage, with a look that leapt out from the heavy stroke of a black eyeliner...."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"Sandra loved love. She fell in love at the drop of a hat, sometimes a mere whisper and a kind word were enough..."This is a collection of short stories. - season two.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

"The dream shatters at the sound of the alarm and falls like a glass jar hidden between the sheets. (...)"This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories. They combine brief descriptions of men, snap-shots of women, fragments of stories and atmospheres and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.The stories are told at a contracted pace that is often similar to a photo shoot or video footage which lingers no longer than necessary.Contact: Federica Marra, [email protected] stories, Fiction, Adult, LiteraryTranslation from the Italian language by Heidi PepperPodcast producer: Alberto Pian @consuentenarrativo

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

This is a collection of short stories.They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel.www.federicamarra.it

Snapshots of women and men, fragments and atmospheres for stopping, looking around, listening.Short stories by Federica Marra.Translation by Heidi PepperReads Rachel SloaneGraphic, Genny BoscardiniProducer, Alberto Pian www.albertopian.it