The first in a three-part series on our man of few words, Gibbs. In this special report we will learn what he's been reading.
Gibbs reads every day here in his apartment in via Marconi, Bologna. In the morning, he reads the news. Sources close to Gibbs report that he reads NPR and MPR news in English and Il Post in Italian. He has been observed sharing about the day's news first thing in the morning, giving summaries in Italian.In the evening and occasionally all day on a holiday or weekend, Gibbs reads books. He started with some familiar translations from English into Italian, and has moved on to reading local Bolognese author Filippo Venturi who has written a series of gialli, or mystery novels. The move into local fiction is reportedly the result of a recommendation from friend and classmate, Blake.
While Gibbs reads his gialli, he can been seen with a thick hardcover Italian dictionary and book of Sinonimi e Contrari (thesaurus) nearby, which he consults regularly.
Gibbs was recently overheard marvelling that in just the first few pages of his latest novel, he encountered three Italian idiomatic expressions he had learned only that week. He also reportedly loves catching the local author using poetic license when describing Bolognese sites. This can sound like, "There's no way that street was empty on the day Venturi describes, there's a pop-up market there for the Madonna of San Luca that week of the year, impossible!"Filippo Venturi isn't just a local writer, he's also a local restaurateur (as is the protagonist of his mystery series). Sources close to Gibbs say to keep an eye out for photos on social media of dining at La Montanara coming soon.
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