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L'ESPRESSO
It is
above all a man’s world that allows no room for
sentiments, the world of the stables and the racecourse.
This, at least, according to the story that Dania tells,
the main character of the book “Ritratto Di Scuderia.
Un lavoro da uomo” (publisher Equilibri) with which
the author, Barbara Sarri, won the award ‘Talent Scout…
IL
MESSAGGERO
Writing and horses - two passions that the author has
managed to combine with great skill and grace. In fact
her novels move within this world.
The author has wrapped herself in the male personality
of Bruno Grandi, the central character of the romance.
The story portrays a corner of society, the horse world,
though the eyes of a rich owner who has inherited a
fortune. It tells of a man who trys to rebuild the
bridge between his present and past and rediscovers
love.
LO SPORTSMAN
…and so, a life between horses and writing: “Sipario
a tre tempi” is a novel set in the world of the
training stables and racing, with particular reference
to San Rossore and Barbaricina, where the love and
passion for the animals and racing are bonded together
with vivid sensations and real feeling provoking intense
emotions.
A.N.I.E.
Some cynics claim that instructors don’t know how to
read… and yet, there is actually one who, more than
reads, writes too. And well!
This is the case with Barbara Sarri, an accomplished
instructor who works in the district of Acilia and who
writes books in which the horse world, in all its
diverse guises, plays the leading role…
ANNA
Barbara Sarri, a young amazonian professional with a
vocation for literature, has entitled her first novel
“Ritratto di scuderia. Un lavoro da uomo”.
In the book (which won her the Talent Scout Award 2001)
Barbara tells of her life in the stables at San Rossore.
IL
FOGLIACCIO
…The splashes of vivid colour that come from the
protrayal of the residents of San Rossore, captured in
their natural spontaneity, and the knowledgable use of
language, shows the closeness of the author to the
racing world.
CAVALLO MAGAZINE
… the
story and the writing by Ms Sarri, frequently interwoven
with genuine expression, enchant the reader: also
because a great love for horses as well as the smell of
the stables, unique and absolutely unmistakable to its
fans, flows from every page.
STORIE
I
can’t put up with authors any more who delude themselves
by telling stories riddled with belaboured technique.
And
so Barbara Sarri joined the demonstration of “Penne
Arrabbiate”, held at Pisa on June 13th 1996…after
her debut with “Arrabbiate”, Sarri also published
a story, “Ritratto di Scuderia” (Equilibri 2001),
a perceptive autobiographical investigation into the
world of horseriding.
Here
the words take “either set paths or are chosen at
random”. As with horses, it’s all a game of
probability. A sure winner.
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IL
TIRRENO
The
novel (Sipario a tre tempi) has been sponsored by
both the Rome City Council (13th District) and the Pisa
City Council.
The story takes its life from the Tuscan racecourses of
Pisa in the setting of the racing stables of San
Rossore.
The racing and betting world becomes the source of the
characters of a book that imparts sentiments of love and
family values.
The uncontaminated nature of the Tuscan parkland and the
passion of training thoroughbreds emerge as the driving
force behind the novel.
During his introduction, Giulio Leoni, an author of
mystery books for the Mondadori publishing house, drew
attenion to the importance of a narrative in which an
animal becomes as central a character as the man. The
book has also received an award in the category, Ostia
Nel Mondo “Un libro per voi” in the Anco Marzio
International Awards.
Barbara has worked for seven consecutive years in horse
racing. She used to ride thoroughbreds at dawn before
going to lectures at the University of Literature in
Pisa.
Barbara first wrote a fictional narrative for the
anthology “La consistenza” dedicated to Italo
Calvino 1999-2000 of Penne Arrabbiate and, in 2001 won
the Talent Scout Award in Rome with “Ritratto di
scuderia, un lavoro da uomo” judged by Maria Sole
Teodorani Agnelli and Patrizia Carrano. It was a novel
applauded by great authors such as Margaret Mazzantini
and Maria Rosa Cutrufelli.
Available soon will be a soliloquy of poems entitled “Una stanza fuori” dedicated to the author, Virginia
Woolf (from her composition “Una stanza tutta per sé”)
published by the Tuscan publishing house, Zona.
GIULIO LEONI
Difficult though it is for a female writer put herself
in a man’s shoes, Barbara manages to create a
personality we can associate with. Often in literature
authors are only capable of talking about themselves,
not many writers are capable of making a quality jump
and communicate something to their readers. Barbara is
on this route.
PATRIZIA CARRANO
…I wanted to reiterate that in your poetry , even a
simple reader, I have found a train of thought, a
relationship, and a desire to investigate that really
amazed me … it seems that you are following the right
path.
MARIA
ROSA CUTRUFELLI
…after various ‘pilgrimages’ around Italy, I have
finally stopped and have had the opportunity (and time)
to read the books you had given me. All of them,
starting from ‘Ritratto di scuderia’ and ending
with the poems, struck me by the incredible sensitivity
that they reveal and your ability to transmit this in
the text. Even your love for Sardegna and your
grandmother (so distressful) are clearly evident from
the narrative. I must confess however that I preferred
the books that spoke about the horse world, but maybe
only because it is a world that intrigues me. I don’t
know it, and you have brought me into it on tiptoe. Well
done!…
ANGIOLA CODACCI PISANELLI (L'ESPRESSO)
I got
your book Sipario a tre tempi, read it really
avidly and it seems to me already ready for a film or at
least a TV film, it’s so realistic, anchored to such a
clearly defined setting and described in such minute
detail…
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