AIILAM
The book’s title is derived from the name of the city where the story unfolds. The drawings that accompany the narrative evoke real memories, childish dreams, and visions of a peaceful place.
The book also includes excerpts from literature and songs, one of which is “City Like Me” by Curzio Malaparte. This piece reflects a sentiment similar to Aiilam’s: “I would like to build it entirely with my hands (...) A city that resembles me, is my portrait and at the same time my biography.
And everyone, as soon as they entered it, felt that it embodies me, and where the streets act as my open arms, welcoming my friends.” (Freely translated from a Portuguese edition of Donna Come Me.) As the story delves deeper into the boy’s life and emotions, the colours stand in stark contrast to his loneliness.
The book also includes excerpts from literature and songs, one of which is “City Like Me” by Curzio Malaparte. This piece reflects a sentiment similar to Aiilam’s: “I would like to build it entirely with my hands (...) A city that resembles me, is my portrait and at the same time my biography.
And everyone, as soon as they entered it, felt that it embodies me, and where the streets act as my open arms, welcoming my friends.” (Freely translated from a Portuguese edition of Donna Come Me.) As the story delves deeper into the boy’s life and emotions, the colours stand in stark contrast to his loneliness.
