Habitaciones separadas is the rediscovery of one of the most influential works of late 1980s Italian queer literature,
written by the cult author Pier Vittorio Tondelli.
The novel, which will be adapted into a film by Luca Guadagnino, features a foreword by
André Aciman (Call Me by Your Name).
The story follows Leo, an Italian writer, and Thomas, a young German pianist,
who meet at a party in Paris and embark on an intense and complex relationship. Over the years,
their love becomes a delicate balance of passion, distance, and longing, always lived in “separate rooms,”
reflecting both their fear of sharing an intimate space and the demands of a society that rejects them.
Thomas’s tragic death leads Leo on a journey through the places they shared, seeking comfort and memory.
Tondelli crafts a moving tale about love, youth, loss, and the impossibility of fitting into normative molds,
with a lyricism that has been praised by international critics.
A revolutionary work that blends romance, melancholy, and rebellion, now hailed as an essential classic
of contemporary queer literature.
