Milan, 1927. Nausicaa, a young Milanese painter, has just boughther ticket for the transatlantic voyage to New York, whereshe will exhibit one of her paintings at the International Exhibitionof Modern Art in Brooklyn.On the same day, however, she begins to suffer from a severeform of photophobia that puts her imminent departure at risk.These are the roaring years of jazz by Armstrong and Gershwin,the books of Scott Fitzgerald and Pirandello, in a Milan full ofnew buildings with Art Nouveau decorations and furnishings,and Nausicaa is a child of those times...In search of a decisive cure, she begins a journey into the nascentanalytical psychology with a student of Dr Jung, fromwhom she learns to dialogue with her soul and understand thesymbolic meaning of her symptoms.Who knows if this journey within herself will really take her toNew York...?
Chapter 1 Milan, January 16, 1927 Color: Light Naples yellow Music: Rhapsody in blue (G.Gershwin) I get off the streetcar right in front of the little building where the doctor's office is located: a straw-yellow building in Art Nouveau style, as I like it, with the elevation marked by the sinuous lines typical of the German period and curved windows withplant-themed decorations. The air is brisk, but the sky is as clear and bright as Milan knows how to be when it is free of the fog. That seems like a good omen to me! As I enter the hallway, I am met by the doorman, a short, stocky man in a long gray work shirt under which I catch a glimpse of a white shirt and a dark tie. On his head is a soft cap and a somewhat sad look. He asks me in a gentle but firm tone, "Where are you going,
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