I am now, after finishing my second by the writer, among the small literary cadre of dedicated Tabucchi fans. His creativity, his lightness, his jazz-like riffs on themes both profound and quirky, for all these reasons combined with the masterful prose hinted at by the translations I have read, I am committed. In For Isabel, Tabucchi shows off a virtuosic handling of long-form structural writing. It would be enough to make me consider putting my pen down, if I wasn't so inspired by his art.

This is a short project, and as good an introduction to the writer as any, so for that, if you have not read this Italian master, I highly recommend it. And if you have? Well, I don't need to tell you.