Four years ago, she withdrew from public life, but it was at home that the Triestine writer Susanna Tamaro almost died. A severe domestic accident was recounted by the author of 'Follow Your Heart' which marked her sensational debut in 1992, highlighted by the sale of 15 million copies. With a post on Facebook, Susanna Tamaro also publishes a photo of her convalescing, explaining that she feels lucky because she could have died. 'Were you surprised that I didn't write anything during the holiday season?' - Tamaro begins - 'I had already thought of a post for December 19, my grandfather Ettore Schmitz's birthday - better known as Italo Svevo - but on the night of the 18th I had a very bad accident. In a sleepwalking crisis, in fact, I flew down a flight of stairs.'
'What a shock - she recounts - when I woke up and realized I was flying without knowing how to land. Yet, already when I was in the ambulance, all I could tell myself was: how happy I am, how lucky I am because I could have died or been paralyzed and instead I am still alive, albeit with a few fractures.'
The fight with pain, she concludes, 'has taken away all the energy for the thoughts I wanted to share with you. But I also thought that if I am still here it is also for your affection and for the many things that unite us. Thank you for the beautiful messages you sent me! I will rise again soon!'
Susanna Tamaro is 66 years old and four years ago she announced: 'I suffer from a neurological syndrome, that of Asperger which gives many advantages, such as a frightening memory, but also many disadvantages, especially after 50 years. I choose to stay at home to be able to write again. It's not a withdrawal for the disgust of the world.'
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