Objects in Italian Life and Culture: Fiction, Migration, and Artificiality, by Paolo Bartoloni, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 203pp., $90 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-349-94875-8 (original) (raw)

Objects in Italian Life and Culture explores the interrelation between people and objects, arguing that these relations create meaningful places. Combining cultural studies with psychoanalytical and philosophical theories, the book articulates four typologies of connections: fictional, migrant, multicultural/transnational, and artificial. Through discussions of literary and cinematic examples, the author examines how objects shape identities and experiences, particularly in the context of Italian migration and the contemporary urban landscape.