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The book: “Hi sweetheart, don’t come back all worn out!” It is often said that food nourishes the soul. Asking someone if they have eaten means letting them know that we care about them, and we all have a dish in our hearts that very often comes from childhood memories and makes us feel at home even when we are far away. But there is a stratagem that, above all, people living away from home have devised to feel the warmth of their homeland and loved ones: the pacco da giù! It is a custom that originated in southern Italy but “despite its name, there is no prescribed route that a parcel must follow to be called ‘da giù’: it could just as easily leave from Puglia, Valle d’Aosta or Tuscany, or even from Morocco or Peru, and reach you anywhere in Italy or the world, and it would still be called that. The pacco da giù remains one even if it comes from the north, east or west, simply because it has nothing to do with geography. It is a myth, an institution, a state of mind,” Elisa Pino, “Vanity Fair”. With this tender silent book, Chiara Spinelli illustrates the journey of a parcel in a fanciful and visionary style: it takes shape in the family kitchen, filling with jars overflowing with delicacies, and travels through time and space on elephants, space rockets and sea creatures. Once it reaches its destination, the parcel can finally be opened by the distant loved one, who will be overwhelmed by the love and flavours of home. The author: Chiara Spinelli grew up in Lecce but lives in Milan. Over the years, she has refined her training through participation in illustration courses, exhibitions and industry fairs. In 2023 she won the artistic residency award at Farm Cultural Park in collaboration with the Cose Belle Festival. She has published “Il mare è...” (Kurumuny, 2021), “Il pacco da giù” (Quinto Quarto, 2022), selected as one of the 20 best debut works in the Opera Prima category of BRAW AMAZING BOOKSHELF at BCBF 2023, and “In cima alla montagna” (Storiedichi 2025). She illustrated the cover of the book “Insegnare italiano a donne migranti in stato di trauma” (Mimesis 2024). She works as a freelance illustrator and educator, focusing on designing workshops for children. The publishing house: QuintoQuarto
Chiara Spinelli
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