Italian literature

Cover of Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich

Last Summer in the City Review: Living in the Leftovers of Postwar Italy

Posted on July 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by domoreads94@gmail.com

Last Summer in the City follows a young man drifting through 1960s Rome, but beneath its languid romance lies a meditation on postwar identity, inherited trauma, and the search for meaning.