Shelf #7 | Il cubo di Rubik e i rompicapi letterari

In this episode of *Shelf. The Place of Books*, our podcast dedicated to books, featuring *Alessandro Barbaglia*, *Manlio Castagna*, and *Chiara Sgarbi*, who will accompany us on a discovery of Isabel Allende's _The House of the Spirits_, through film and TV series, two parallel readings, and the Rubik's Cube, which was created on May 19, 1974, and has been the puzzle par excellence ever since. Special guest: *Elvira Seminara*. Dive into this episode of Shelf and tell us which book piqued your curiosity the most! When we say puzzle, we can think of many objects, thoughts that keep you awake at night. But does puzzle literature exist? If so, what is it like? Alessandro Barbaglia tells us about a novel that closely resembles a puzzle, and discusses it with Elvira Seminara. Have you ever read a puzzle novel? And then: Manlio Castagna takes us on a discovery of Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits_, which inspired the 1993 film of the same name and the recent TV series. Chiara Sgarbi, meanwhile, talks about _The Seventh Day by Yu Hua and The Sovereign Reader by Alan Bennett. 00:00 Summary: The episode's content and voices 00:57 Cover: Alessandro Barbaglia and the Rubik's Cube, invented on May 19, 1974. 07:17 Column by Manlio Castagna: Action, turn the page. A book and a film compared 13:58 Column by Chiara Sgarbi: And afterward, what shall I read? Two books named after each other, one after the other 7:43 PM A question for Elvira Seminara 10:18 PM Danila's recap: all the books in the episode 12:39 PM Credits Mondadori Studios is a space for the creation and production of original audio content; it's also a place for voices: follow us on YouTube and Instagram to stay up-to-date on our podcasts and audiobooks from Mondadori Group publishers. Stay up to date and follow us on:   / mondadoristudios   Listen to us on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/user/31uf7xx... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/it/channel... Spreaker https://www.spreaker.com/user/mondado...