“…E studiando questo periodo si incontra Giorgio Bassani come uomo di cinema. Un aspetto, questo, sicuramente minore rispetto alla mai abbastanza celebrata personalità di fine letterato e di indomito intellettuale. …”

“…Despite the many studies on the author and the wealth of data on his university education, relatively little was known about Giorgio Bassani's high school years and the crucial encounters related to those. …”

“…Despite the many studies on the author and the wealth of data on his academic education, relatively little was known of the high school years of Giorgio Bassani and the decisive encounters during those years. …”