La Piana dei Semplici - il nuovo libro di LEO TENNERIELLO

📚 **The Plain of the Simple – Presentation in Taranto**

**Thursday, April 24** at 6:30 PM, at the association **The City We Want** (via Fiume 12, Taranto), Leo Tenneriello will present his new novel *The Plain of the Simple*. This is a **free entry** event, moderated by **Cesare Paradiso**, with opening remarks by **Gianni Liviano**, president of the hosting association.

**THE BOOK**

**What remains when it seems like everything has already been said?**
There are books that tell stories. And then there are books that ask questions. *The Plain of the Simple* does both.
It is an intimate narration, almost an epistolary novel, that comes to life from five handwritten letters, in a time when people no longer write.
Five letters, five nights, five confessions.
Marco Bonetti is a man on the edge. A banker accustomed to numbers, finally compelled to reckon with his own life. He pauses. He writes. And he addresses unexpected addressees—Life, Music, Moon, Monster—and a single real presence: Alice, his daughter.
Yet, *The Plain of the Simple* is not a book about surrender. It is a sweet and sincere reflection on **forgiveness**, on the possibility of leaving a mark, on the fragile beauty of unspoken things.
With an intense and delicate style, Leo Tenneriello guides us on a journey through memory, relationships, and identity. Like a letter waiting for someone who knows how to truly read it.

**Who is Leo Tenneriello**

Writer and singer-songwriter, Leo Tenneriello has, over the years, forged an artistic path that combines **music and literature**, bringing to the stage performances where words and notes intertwine in a deep dialogue with the audience.

He has published storybooks and poetry, earning awards and recognition in the literary field. Among the most recent:

• **1st place at the Dora Nera Noir Festival in Turin 2024 with the story *Perfect*.**

• **2nd place at the Literary Prize "A Square of Books" – City of Villa Castelli 2024, with the poem *Wall against Wall*.**

• **Special Giusy Fumarola Award for the story *Reset* at the Literary Prize "A Square of Books" 2024.**

**In 2013, he received the "Special Jury Prize Franz Kafka Italy" for the CD Leo T. Kafka.**
**In 2020, he was a national finalist at the "Sanremo Rock & Trend Festival," winning the Special Premium Partner Award.**
**In 2023, he was among the national finalists of the "Stage of the Author" award, dedicated to authors, singer-songwriters, and performers.**
In 2025, he publishes the novel **“The Plain of the Simple”**, solidifying his narrative journey and his style, which mixes everyday lyricism, irony, and existential depth.
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