Marco Carrera, the protagonist of Sandro Veronesi's new novel, is the hummingbird. His life is made up of constant standstills, but also of fatal coincidences, surreal losses, and absolute loves. He never quite falls: his movement is a ceaseless attempt to remain standing, and if that fails, to stop the fall—so that surviving doesn't mean living less. Veronesi creates other unforgettable characters around him, who inhabit a perfectly romantic architecture. A whole world unfolds, amidst a fluid time that stretches from the early 1970s to a bleak near future, when suddenly the fruit of Marco Carrera's resilience will shine: a girl named Miraijin, and she will be the new human. An extremely powerful novel, enchanting and moving, about the intense power of life.