Federico Tabouret debuts with a novel that feels both intimate and cinematic. In “Tra due frontiere” – Between Two Frontiers – , published by Costa Edizioni, Federico sets his story on a train, in flight, heading toward a small seaside town on the French border. The destination is Ventimiglia, a place he knows well, and the return after eighteen years becomes the trigger for a quiet reckoning with memory.
As Paolo Magris notes in the preface, the narrative moves with a clear and steady voice. Federico strips the journey down to its essentials. Friendship with Don Vincenzo, an eccentric restaurateur, anchors him. Encounters with elderly locals bring back the flavours of a slower life. Wandering the narrow alleys, he crosses paths with his first love and with a writer friend, reopening doors he thought closed. The two frontiers are not just Trieste and Ventimiglia. They are the thresholds of the self that sooner or later must be faced.
Pinocchio Magazine adds that the novel stands out for its sharp interior note and for the ease with which Federico guides the reader across emotional borders without forcing sentiment.
Born in Trieste in 1969, Federico graduated from a classical high school before earning a degree in political science. During university he began writing stories and poems and became a regular guest on a local radio program where he read his work. One of his early pieces, Bukowski, appeared in a small press anthology. A long time cinema enthusiast, he contributes to Anankenews and Italia è Magazine and has won several national literary awards. The book premiered at the Turin International Book Fair in May 2025 and was later presented in Trieste and in Abruzzo.
Tra due frontiere is available on major online platforms including Amazon, Ibs, Feltrinelli, Mondadori and Libraccio.
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