Narrative Guide to Europe: Homo Scrivens Revolutionizes the Concept of Travel with a Book That is an Experience

Forget traditional travel guides: the new editorial venture by Homo Scrivens is called Narrative Guide to Europe and is much more than a travel manual. Edited by Giancarlo Marino and Aldo Putignano, with a prestigious preface by Giovanni Scipioni (historical director of I Viaggi di Repubblica ), the work is intended as an emotional and cultural journey through Europe, with engaging stories, authorial advice and original columns.

Coming out on June 6, 2025 in bookstores and online, the Narrative Guide to Europe is configured as an intimate and evocative travel companion: a 484-page volume that passes through fascinating capitals such as London, Madrid and Lisbon, but also more hidden territories such as Transylvania or the Croatian coasts, offering a personal and often unpublished look at each place described.

A guide that is also narration

"There is no more effective way than narration to explain a journey and fuel the desire to travel," writes Giovanni Scipioni in the preface. And it is precisely from this premise that the volume was born: a mosaic of over fifty stories, enriched by practical and original columns such as Why go , The 5 things to see and Personal advice , which blend memory and contemporaneity, utility and inspiration. A narrative structure that makes each page an invitation to travel, both physical and interior.

A presentation event in Naples

The book will be presented on Wednesday 10 June 2025 at Slash art/music , in via Gemito 20 al Vomero (Naples), in an evening that promises to unite words, emotions and conviviality. The authors will talk to the public, revealing anecdotes and behind the scenes of the volume, accompanied by the curators of the guide. In perfect Neapolitan spirit, Slash will also offer a special promotion for the occasion: the second drink is free.

Homo Scrivens, the voice of independent fiction

Founded in Naples in 2002 and becoming a publishing house in 2012, Homo Scrivens is today one of the most interesting independent realities on the Italian scene. Directed by Aldo Putignano, the publishing house has over 400 publications and a rich and transversal catalogue that ranges from fiction to poetry, from essays to forgotten literature, such as the rediscovery of Mercy Merrick by Wilkie Collins. Among the leading titles are Black Cats and Dark Alleyways , The Spy Has Red Hair and Dog's Nose by Attilio Veraldi.

Furthermore, Homo Scrivens promotes important cultural events, such as the Visioni City Festival , scheduled in Sessa Aurunca from 3 to 6 July 2025, with special guests including Maurizio de Giovanni, Viola Ardone and Antonio Scurati.

An invitation to authentic travel

Narrative Guide to Europe fits perfectly into this editorial vision: a project that focuses on the quality of writing, the depth of experience and the ability of literature to become a tool for knowing the world.

Dedicated to those who want to travel with new eyes, it is a tribute to the emotions of the journey and the beauty of the places, beyond the pre-packaged itineraries. In a world that runs fast, this guide invites us to slow down, read and leave.

INFO

• Release: June 6, 2025

• Series: Unusual Guides

• Pages: 484

• Price: €24

• ISBN: 9788832784541

• Available in bookstores and online

• Distribution: Messaggerie Libri

• Promotion: Bibliomania