LE vertigini delo stambecco - Lapis edizioni
Cover and back illustration for "Le vertigini dello Stambecco", the new book by Ivan Villa, published by Lapis Edizioni.
"Arturo is an ibex unlike the others: he can’t jump, climb, or leap from rock to rock like everyone else in the herd. When the void opens beneath his hooves, the world spins around him, his legs tremble, and his heart freezes. He suffers from vertigo, and this makes him seem weak in the eyes of his father, Oriano—solid and unyielding—who can’t understand why his son is unable to be like all the others. Arturo wishes he could live up to expectations, but every attempt fails. Until one summer day, he meets Bastien.
Bastien is twelve years old, spends a few weeks each year in a high-altitude mountain hut, and loves the mountains more than anything else. He is curious, solitary, and kind. When he spots the little ibex standing still, looking a bit lost and a bit dreamy, he decides to follow it. A mysterious and deep bond grows between them, made of glances, shared silences, and steps taken together. Arturo doesn’t tremble when Bastien is near. And Bastien finds in Arturo the friend he didn’t know he was looking for."
YEAR: 2025
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