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''Happiness at the Beginning'', Ferro's first novel, was announced on 19 September 2023, and published in Italian by [[Mondadori]] on 3 October 2023.<ref name="mondadori">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondadori.it/news/tiziano-ferro-il-libro/|title=Tiziano Ferro: il libro ''La felicità al principio'' è il suo primo romanzo|trans-title=Tiziano Ferro: The Book ''Happiness at the Beginning'' Is His First Novel|website=[[Mondadori]]|date=19 September 2023|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=2 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902030813/https://www.mondadori.it/news/tiziano-ferro-il-libro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/star/a44636212/tiziano-ferro-la-felicita-al-principio-romanzo/|title=Tiziano Ferro annuncia la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo|trans-title=Tiziano Ferro announces the publication of his first novel|date=25 July 2023|first=Silvia|last=Gianatti|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926120157/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/star/a44636212/tiziano-ferro-la-felicita-al-principio-romanzo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2023/07/26/news/tiziano_ferro_debutta_come_scrittore-409044819/|title=Tiziano Ferro debutta come scrittore: Realizzo uno dei miei più grandi desideri|trans-title=Tiziano Ferro debuts as a writer: 'I realize one of my greatest desires'|date=26 July 2023|website=[[la Repubblica]]|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=29 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829150926/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2023/07/26/news/tiziano_ferro_debutta_come_scrittore-409044819/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilcorrieredellacitta.com/news/spettacolo/la-felicita-al-principio-ce-la-data-di-uscita-per-il-primo-romanzo-di-tiziano-ferro.html|title=''La felicità al principio'', c’è la data di uscita per il primo romanzo di Tiziano Ferro|trans-title=''Happiness at the Beginning'': There Is a Release Date for Tiziano Ferro's First Novel|first=Alberto|last=Salmè|website=Il Corriere della Città|date=25 July 2023|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726134928/https://www.ilcorrieredellacitta.com/news/spettacolo/la-felicita-al-principio-ce-la-data-di-uscita-per-il-primo-romanzo-di-tiziano-ferro.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ferro had previously written two autobiographical works, based on his personal diaries and published by [[Feltrinelli (publisher)|Feltrinelli]]: ''Thirty Years Old and a Chat with Dad'' (''Trent'anni e una chiacchierata con papà'') in October 2010,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/persone/2010/10/05/news/tiziano_ferro-7752713/?ref=HRESS-1 |trans-title=Ferro: 'I'm gay and I have the freedom to say so' |title=Ferro: 'Sono omosessuale e ho la libertà di poterlo dire' |last=Castaldo |first=Gino |date=5 October 2010 |website=[[la Repubblica]] |language=it |access-date=6 October 2010 |archive-date=12 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912142111/http://www.repubblica.it/persone/2010/10/05/news/tiziano_ferro-7752713/?ref=HRESS-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Love Is a Simple Thing'' (''L’amore è una cosa semplice'') in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unilibro.it/libro/ferro-tiziano/l-amore-e-una-cosa-semplice/9788807880100|title=''L'amore è una cosa semplice'' – Tiziano Ferro|trans-title=''Love is a Simple Thing'' – Tiziano Ferro|website=Libreria Universitaria|via=Unilibro.it|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.feltrinellieditore.it/opera/lamore-e-una-cosa-semplice-1/|title=''L'amore è una cosa semplice'' – Tiziano Ferro|trans-title=''Love is a Simple Thing'' – Tiziano Ferro|website=[[Feltrinelli (publisher)|Feltrinelli]]|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> |
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In September 2023, Ferro canceled the Italian promotional tour for the novel, explaining that his pending divorce prevented him from leaving his home in Los Angeles with his children.<ref name="repubblica divorce">{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2023/09/19/news/tiziano_ferro_divorzia_dal_marito_victor_allen_momento_doloroso-415010064/|title=Tiziano Ferro divorzia dal marito Victor Allen: 'Momento doloroso, la priorità sono i miei figli'|trans-title=Tiziano Ferro Divorces His Husband Victor Allen: 'Painful moment, the priority is my children'|date=19 September 2023|website=[[la Repubblica]]|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924192414/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2023/09/19/news/tiziano_ferro_divorzia_dal_marito_victor_allen_momento_doloroso-415010064/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In September 2023, Ferro canceled the Italian promotional tour for the novel, explaining that his pending divorce prevented him from leaving his home in Los Angeles with his children.<ref name="repubblica divorce">{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2023/09/19/news/tiziano_ferro_divorzia_dal_marito_victor_allen_momento_doloroso-415010064/|title=Tiziano Ferro divorzia dal marito Victor Allen: 'Momento doloroso, la priorità sono i miei figli'|trans-title=Tiziano Ferro Divorces His Husband Victor Allen: 'Painful moment, the priority is my children'|date=19 September 2023|website=[[la Repubblica]]|access-date=28 September 2023|language=it|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924192414/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2023/09/19/news/tiziano_ferro_divorzia_dal_marito_victor_allen_momento_doloroso-415010064/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| Author | Tiziano Ferro |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tiziano Ferro |
| Original title | La felicità al principio |
| Cover artist | Walid Azami |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Contemporary fiction |
| Published | 3 October 2023 |
| Publisher | Mondadori |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-8-80-474870-0 |
Happiness at the Beginning (Italian: La felicità al principio) is the Italian language debut novel of singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, published by Mondadori on 3 October 2023. It tells the story of Angelo Galassi, a former Italian pop star living in obscurity in New York, who must face his personal issues and pull himself together for the sake of his newly-discovered young daughter.
Plot
Angelo Galassi is a former Italian pop star living quietly in New York. Believed dead by his fans and manager because of a clerical error he chose not to correct, he has been living in obscurity for a decade, struggling with sexual confusion, alcoholism and an eating disorder. But when a troubled ex arrives at his doorstep with a four-year-old daughter he never knew existed, Angelo begins to find new purpose to pull his life back together.[1]
Publication
Happiness at the Beginning, Ferro's first novel, was announced on 19 September 2023, and published in Italian by Mondadori on 3 October 2023.[1][2][3][4] Ferro had previously written two autobiographical works, based on his personal diaries and published by Feltrinelli: Thirty Years Old and a Chat with Dad (Trent'anni e una chiacchierata con papà) in October 2010,[5] and Love Is a Simple Thing (L’amore è una cosa semplice) in February 2013.[6][7]
In September 2023, Ferro canceled the Italian promotional tour for the novel, explaining that his pending divorce prevented him from leaving his home in Los Angeles with his children.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Tiziano Ferro: il libro La felicità al principio è il suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro: The Book Happiness at the Beginning Is His First Novel]. Mondadori (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Gianatti, Silvia (25 July 2023). "Tiziano Ferro annuncia la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo" [Tiziano Ferro announces the publication of his first novel]. Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Tiziano Ferro debutta come scrittore: Realizzo uno dei miei più grandi desideri" [Tiziano Ferro debuts as a writer: 'I realize one of my greatest desires']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Salmè, Alberto (25 July 2023). "La felicità al principio, c'è la data di uscita per il primo romanzo di Tiziano Ferro" [Happiness at the Beginning: There Is a Release Date for Tiziano Ferro's First Novel]. Il Corriere della Città (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Castaldo, Gino (5 October 2010). "Ferro: 'Sono omosessuale e ho la libertà di poterlo dire'" [Ferro: 'I'm gay and I have the freedom to say so']. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Libreria Universitaria. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Unilibro.it.
- ^ "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" [Love is a Simple Thing – Tiziano Ferro]. Feltrinelli. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Tiziano Ferro divorzia dal marito Victor Allen: 'Momento doloroso, la priorità sono i miei figli'" [Tiziano Ferro Divorces His Husband Victor Allen: 'Painful moment, the priority is my children']. la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.