12 must-read contemporary books like Follia by Patrick McGrath, Matteo Codignola

Cover of Follia by Patrick McGrath, Matteo Codignola

Follia

By: Patrick McGrath , Matteo Codignola

3.96

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

«Le storie d’amore contraddistinte da ossessione sessuale sono un mio interesse professionale ormai…

"Gli uomini gelosi sono intrinsecamente deboli. Hanno il terrore di essere abbandonati."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"Gli uomini gelosi sono intrinsecamente deboli. Hanno il terrore di essere abbandonati."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"these are precisely the conditions that killed love, after first blighting its growth: squalor, fear, uncertainty, overfamiliarity."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"these are precisely the conditions that killed love, after first blighting its growth: squalor, fear, uncertainty, overfamiliarity."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

If you liked the contemporary plot in Follia by Patrick McGrath, Matteo Codignola , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of L'Avversario by Emmanuel Carrère, Eliana Vicari Fabris

1. L'Avversario

By: Emmanuel Carrère , Eliana Vicari Fabris

3.99

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

«Il 9 gennaio 1993 Jean-Claude Romand ha ucciso la moglie, i figli e i genitori, poi ha tentato di … read more

Similar categories in Emmanuel Carrère's L'Avversario book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • mystery
  • thriller
"Il est notoire que les hommes les plus remarquables sont aussi les plus modestes, les moins soucieux de l'opinion qu'on a d'eux."

-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario

"Je n'ai jamais été aussi libre, jamais la vie n'a été aussi belle. Je suis un assassin, j'ai l'image la plus basse qui puisse exister dans la société, mais c'est plus facile à supporter que les vingt…"

-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario

Cover of Atti osceni in luogo privato by Marco Missiroli

2. Atti osceni in luogo privato

By: Marco Missiroli

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Questa è una storia che comincia una sera a cena, quando Libero Marsell, dodicenne, intuisce come s… read more

Similar categories in Marco Missiroli's Atti osceni in luogo privato book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Più volumi troverai in casa di una persona e maggiore sarà il suo grado di infelicità."

-Marco Missiroli, Atti osceni in luogo privato

Cover of Follia by Patrick McGrath, Matteo Codignola

3. Follia

By: Patrick McGrath , Matteo Codignola

3.96

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

«Le storie d’amore contraddistinte da ossessione sessuale sono un mio interesse professionale ormai… read more

Similar categories in Patrick McGrath's Follia book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • romance
  • gothic
  • thriller
  • psychology
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
"Gli uomini gelosi sono intrinsecamente deboli. Hanno il terrore di essere abbandonati."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"these are precisely the conditions that killed love, after first blighting its growth: squalor, fear, uncertainty, overfamiliarity."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"Stella mi disse di aver capito in quel momento che in ciascuno di noi c'è come l'anelito a gridare al mondo la verità, a qualsiasi costo. O a distruggersi."

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

"For despite his confidence, and his apparent maturity, I suspected that there was in him a deep and childish need to elevate, and idealize, the love object. This is not uncommon in artists. The very …"

-Patrick McGrath, Follia

Cover of La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker

4. La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert

By: Joël Dicker

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A New York, au printemps 2008, alors que l'Amerique bruisse des premices de l'election presidentiel… read more

Similar categories in Joël Dicker's La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Accabadora by Michela Murgia

5. Accabadora

By: Michela Murgia

4.07

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

La Sardegna degli anni Cinquanta è un mondo antico sull’orlo del precipizio. Maria ha sei anni ed è… read more

Similar categories in Michela Murgia's Accabadora book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Quan es té prou temps, fins i tot la ràbia s'organitza."

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"En la hora de la debilidad algunos prefieren hacerse creyentes que fuertes"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"-¿Quieres juzgar el cómo sin entender el porqué? Siempre tienes prisa por dictar sentencias, Maria. (Bonaria Urria)"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"Come gli occhi della civetta, ci sono pensieri che non sopportano la luce piena. Non possono nascere che di notte, dove la loro funzione è la stessa della luna, necessaria a smuovere maree di senso i…"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

Cover of The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels by David Watson, Ágota Kristóf, Alan Sheridan, Marc Romano

6. The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

By: David Watson , Ágota Kristóf , Alan Sheridan , Marc Romano

4.41

Format: 478 pages, Paperback

These three internationally acclaimed novels have confirmed Agota Kristof's reputation as one of th… read more

Similar categories in David Watson's The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"It is impossible to throw away the stroking on our hair."

-David Watson, The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

"– Then why are you begging? – To find out what effect it has and to observe people’s reaction"

-David Watson, The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

"You don't want to fight the enemy anymore?" "I don't want to fight anyone. I have no enemies. I want to go home."

-David Watson, The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

"Para decidir si algo está 'bien' o 'mal', tenemos una regla muy sencilla: la redacción debe ser verdadera. Debemos escribir lo que vemos, lo que oímos, lo que hacemos."

-David Watson, The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

7. Embers

By: Sándor Márai , Carol Brown Janeway

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisite… read more

Similar categories in Sándor Márai's Embers book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

8. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

By: Peter Cameron

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's time for eighteen-year-old James Sveck to begin his freshman year at Brown. Instead, he's surf… read more

Similar categories in Peter Cameron's Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

9. La settimana bianca

By: Emmanuel Carrère , Maurizia Balmelli

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

<>ha raccontato una volta Emmanuel Carrere <>. All'inizio, infatti, il piccolo Nicolas ha tutta l'a… read more

Similar categories in Emmanuel Carrère's La settimana bianca book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

10. La psichiatra

By: Alessandra Petrelli , Wulf Dorn

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lavorare in un ospedale psichiatrico e difficile. Ogni giorno la dottoressa Ellen Roth si scontra c… read more

Similar categories in Alessandra Petrelli's La psichiatra book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

11. La camera azzurra

By: Georges Simenon , Marina di Leo

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . "Sei cosi bello" gli aveva dett… read more

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12. Anima

By: Wajdi Mouawad

4.02

Format: 360 pages,

Lorsqu'il decouvre le meurtre de sa femme, Wahhch Debch est tetanise : il doit a tout prix savoir q… read more

Similar categories in Wajdi Mouawad's Anima book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

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13. L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

By: Michael Bible

3.60

Format: 135 pages, ebook

Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa.… read more

Similar categories in Michael Bible's L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Quegli anni sono così malinconici e bizzarri. Per effetto del vento sembrava che le azalee levitassero a una spanna da terra. I cani dei vicini, Sale e Pepe, abbaiavano come due innamorati durante un…"

-Michael Bible, L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

Cover of L'età fragile by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

14. L'età fragile

By: Donatella Di Pietrantonio

3.73

Format: 192 pages, ebook

Non esiste un'età senza paura. Siamo fragili sempre, da genitori e da figli, quando bisogna ricostr… read more

Similar categories in Donatella Di Pietrantonio's L'età fragile book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of I miei stupidi intenti by Bernardo Zannoni

15. I miei stupidi intenti

By: Bernardo Zannoni

3.78

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Questa è la lunga vita di una faina, raccontata di suo pugno. Fra gli alberi dei boschi, le colline… read more

Similar categories in Bernardo Zannoni's I miei stupidi intenti book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of I baffi by Emmanuel Carrère

16. I baffi

By: Emmanuel Carrère

3.73

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

È quasi un capriccio, uno scherzo, quello di tagliarsi i baffi, da parte del protagonista di questo… read more

Similar categories in Emmanuel Carrère's I baffi book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Tutto chiede salvezza by Daniele Mencarelli

17. Tutto chiede salvezza

By: Daniele Mencarelli

4.17

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

Ha vent'anni Daniele quando, in seguito a una violenta esplosione di rabbia, viene sottoposto a un … read more

Similar categories in Daniele Mencarelli's Tutto chiede salvezza book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I think I might be a bit mentally disabled."

-Daniele Mencarelli, Tutto chiede salvezza

"Le mie sono le farneticazioni di un maestro di scuola elementare messo a riposo. Una cosa però tienila sempre a mente. Curati. Chiedi aiuto quando serve. Ma lascia il tuo sguardo libero, non farti ra…"

-Daniele Mencarelli, Tutto chiede salvezza

Cover of If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

18. If Cats Disappeared from the World

By: Genki Kawamura

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage… read more

Similar categories in Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared from the World book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"They say that when a man is dying, the first name that comes to mind is his first love."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Throughout history we’ve given birth to new things, only to lose the old way of doing things."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Yeah, but just being alive doesn't mean all that much on its own. How you live is more important."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

Cover of Due cuori in affitto by Felicia Kingsley

19. Due cuori in affitto

By: Felicia Kingsley

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer ha ventisette anni ed è californiana. Blake ne ha quasi trentatré ed è un vero newyorkese. L… read more

Similar categories in Felicia Kingsley's Due cuori in affitto book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of La favola di Amore e Psiche by Apuleius

20. La favola di Amore e Psiche

By: Apuleius

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Comincia come ogni favola il racconto di Amore e Psiche, con un re e una regina e le loro tre figli… read more

Similar categories in Apuleius's La favola di Amore e Psiche book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • romance
  • fiction
"Iam nil officiunt mihi nec ipsae nocturnae tenebrae: teneo te, meum lumen."

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

"I little esteeme to see your visage and figure, little doe I regard the night and darknesse thereof, for you are my only light."

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

"Night fell, and her husband came to bed, and as soon as they had finished kissing and embracing each other, he fell fast asleep. Psyche was not naturally either very strong or very brave, but the cru…"

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

Cover of Génie la matta by Inès Cagnati

21. Génie la matta

By: Inès Cagnati

4.12

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Questo romanzo è la storia dell'amore, lancinante e assoluto, di una figlia, Marie, nata da uno stu… read more

Similar categories in Inès Cagnati's Génie la matta book and Patrick McGrath's Follia

  • fiction
  • psychology

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Atti osceni in luogo privato

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La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert

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3.50

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4.06

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3.95

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