Yari Bernasconi & Andrea Fazioli, “Non importa dove” (Anywhere)

Yari Bernasconi & Andrea Fazioli
Anywhere

From China to Ticino, passing through Venice, New Delhi, or the belly of a large fish: Yari Bernasconi & Andrea Fazioli chart a new four-handed itinerary across 58 postcards. “Anywhere,” the two authors suggest, as long as we allow ourselves to be surprised by what surrounds us. A journey as real as it is imaginary, oscillating between past, present, and future, uncovering places that are more or less accessible, at times universal and then suddenly intimate.

The Anywhere project is a journey through 58 places, each narrated with a short text and an image, almost always taken by the authors themselves. However, it’s not a conventional journey: each postcard can shift to the past (e.g., 13th-century Livonia), the future (Venice at the end of the 21st century), into the imaginary realms of literature (Tolkien’s Middle-earth or an invisible city by Italo Calvino), outer space, or undefined places (such as an attic or an empty classroom). Moreover, this is a book that can be read from start to finish or simply browsed through, hopping from location to location: each postcard offers a small standalone story and can exist independently of the others.

The camaraderie of the two explorer-writers, Yari Bernasconi & Andrea Fazioli, is also reflected in their writing, which is flavorful and rich in tones and styles: often ironic, at times witty, and then suddenly contemplative or intimate. For this reason, their writings are welcoming and accessible to any kind of reader, who will find whatever they seek within—be it distraction, amusement, or reflection.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Yari Bernasconi & Andrea Fazioli, born in 1982 and 1978 respectively, write together as a duo. In 2021, they published the literary reportage A Zurigo, sulla luna (GCE), which was also translated into German, followed by the booklet Manca poco a Natale, illustrated by Antoine Déprez (GCE, 2023). Other works by them have appeared in anthologies, magazines, and newspapers in Switzerland and Italy.

About the authors:

Yari Bernasconi was born in Lugano in 1982 and grew up in Caslano, in the Malcantone region. He currently lives with his family near Bern. He studied Italian literature and Romance philology at the University of Fribourg, where he earned his PhD in 2013. He works as a cultural journalist for Swiss Italian Radio and is also an author. His poetry collection Nuovi giorni di polvere won the 2016 Terra Nova Prize from the Schiller Foundation and the 2015 Castello di Villalta Youth Poetry Prize. His second poetry collection, La casa vuota (Marcos y Marcos), earned him the 2022 Swiss Literature Prize. He frequently collaborates with author Andrea Fazioli on joint projects and publications.

Andrea Fazioli lives in Bellinzona, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. He has published several novels with Guanda, including Le strade oscure (2022, winner of the Ceresio in Giallo Prize; finalist for the Scerbanenco Prize and the Swiss Crime Novel Prize), Il commissario e la badante (2020), Gli Svizzeri muoiono felici (2018), L’arte del fallimento (2016, winner of the La Fenice Europa Prize and the Anfiteatro d’Argento Prize), Il giudice e la rondine (2014), Uno splendido inganno (2013), La sparizione (2010, winner of the La Fenice Europa Prize), Come rapinare una banca svizzera (2009), and L’uomo senza casa (2008, winner of the Stresa Prize and the Selezione Comisso Prize).
With Casagrande, he published the short story collection Succede sempre qualcosa (2018) and the novel Le vacanze di Studer. Un poliziesco ritrovato (2021), based on unpublished fragments by Friedrich Glauser, translated by Gabriella de’Grandi. His first novel, Chi muore si rivede (2005), was published by Dadò, and his novel La beata analfabeta (2016) was published by San Paolo. Some of his novels are also available in paperback editions from TEA, and his works have been translated into multiple languages.
In 2013, he co-wrote the web series Notte noir with Marco Pagani, directed by Fabio Pellegrinelli and produced by REC in 2014. The series won numerous awards, including the Roma Web Fest 2015 and the Efebo d’Oro in Palermo. Together with Marco Pagani and director Fabio Pellegrinelli, he also co-wrote the feature film La tentazione di esistere, which won Best Film in the “Greatest Independent Film” category at the 7th edition of BCT – Benevento Cinema e Televisione (Roughcat, 2023).
In 2017, the President of the Italian Republic awarded him the honor of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy for his literary work.

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