Journal title RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA
Author/s Francesco Visentin, Elisa Magnani, Stefano Piastra, Margherita Cisani, Luca Bonardi
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/1
Language Italian Pages 29 P. 167-195 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/rgioa1-2026oa22434
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It is with great pleasure that the *Rivista geografica italiana* hosts a multi-voiced discussion, in the form of a forum, on the novel by Wu Ming 1 published just over a year ago (15 October 2024); a novel whose literary geographies include various places studied and analysed by the Italian geography community.
This forum, therefore, unlike others previously published, does not stem from an academic volume or a debate already underway in a purely scientific context, but from a work of fiction that discusses various ‘exquisitely geographical’ issues – to use the expression employed by the forum’s lead author and editor, Francesco Visentin – centred on the Po Delta and, more generally, on the possible effects of climate change.
The forum features contributions from a number of geographers, including Francesco Visentin, Elisa Magnani, Stefano Piastra, Margherita Cisani and Luca Bonardi. These are colleagues who are passionate readers of the author (we know this is a common trait) and who, in this novel, have discovered – and shared with us – the many connections between the book’s content and the world of Geography practised ‘disciplinarily’ or ‘professionally’, including its problematic aspects.
Some of the contributions link the commentary to a personal connection with people, objects, places, landscapes and processes. For the editorial team—and, we believe, for our entire community—hosting this forum is also a way of remembering our colleague Federica Letizia Cavallo (1973–2023) with great affection and deep respect; she is mentioned in the book, and we can imagine that her work *Terre, acque, macchine. Geografie della bonifica in Italia tra Ottocento e Novecento (Diabasis, 2011) played a significant role in laying the scientific foundations on which this book is based. But the book also captures Federica’s kindness, curiosity and unpretentious non-conformism: we are pleased to know that we will always be able to find her in these pages.
The Editorial Team
Francesco Visentin, Elisa Magnani, Stefano Piastra, Margherita Cisani, Luca Bonardi, Gli uomini pesce di Wu Ming 1 (2024) in "RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA" 1/2026, pp 167-195, DOI: 10.3280/rgioa1-2026oa22434