Don't Write About Me

'Harsh and sharp as a blade' Vincenzo Latronico, author of Perfection

S., a thirty‑five‑year‑old waitress in Rome, learns that Dennis May-a cult actor and director whose most famous film defined her youth-has died. For S., Dennis was more than an idol: he was the figure who disrupted her life, her studies, her friendships, and her writing. From a troubled, working-class background, Dennis had arrived in New York at a very young age and worked as a prostitute for years. He hated books and held up anti-intellectualism as a badge of authenticity.

After S. met Dennis, their sporadic encounters ignited an obsession that consumed her studies, friendships, and ambitions. What had begun as fascination with his raw authenticity spiralled into a toxic bond defined by secrecy, sexual power - and culminated in an act of violence.

In the present day, still haunted by his command-"Don't write about me"-S. struggles to reclaim her voice after years of silence - in a novel which explores the intoxicating allure of obsession and the complex relationship between art and life.