The Italian singer-songwriter’s first novel, “Nessuno ci insegna a cadere,” was released by Rizzoli on October 6. Its story follows two teenagers and two question marks that escape from a book.
Italian singer-songwriter Bresh, born Andrea Emanuele Brasi, has published his first novel. “Nessuno ci insegna a cadere” was released by Rizzoli on October 6. The title translates as “Nobody Teaches Us How to Fall.” The book expands the artist’s work beyond music after a run of sold-out concerts in 2026.
The story centres on Diego, a 17-year-old who is set on avenging his father, killed when the fictional Ponte delle Cicale collapsed. Camilla dreams of attending university abroad to fulfil her mother’s hopes. They meet by chance on a terrace connecting their schools, just as a mysterious book falls into the shared courtyard and unsettles both their lives.
The novel also gives the punctuation marks a story of their own. Two question marks on the mysterious volume’s cover leap out of the pages and lose their way among words and other punctuation. Their attempt to return home becomes a tragicomic odyssey.
Rizzoli presents the book as a reflection on choices that seem permanent and on the path people truly want to follow. Bresh has said that knowing one can fall, and learning how to fall, can make the experience hurt less. That idea connects the different characters’ journeys.
The release adds a literary project to a year of live performances. Bresh played four sold-out nights at Genoa’s Porto Antico and a sold-out show at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica in 2026. He is also scheduled to perform “Milano Marea” at Milan’s Ippodromo SNAI San Siro on September 11, 2027, as part of the I-Days festival.
Rizzoli lists the book at 240 pages and confirms that it went on sale on October 6. Its plot pairs a teenager’s search for justice and revenge with another student’s ambitions and a playful, fantastical escape into language.