“This is a remarkable book - described in 424 steps.
Step 1: Diogo’s son Tito has cerebral palsy Step 2: I blame Tito’s cerbral Palsy on Pietro Lombardo
Begininning with Tito’s disastrous birth, Diogo Mainardi and his son proceed on a journey that follows a unique arc of Western culture – Rembrandt to Neil Young, Auschwitz to Assassin’s Creed, Abbott & Costello to Dante Alighieri. It’s about Fatherhood, love, and of the hope and faith we place in our children.
The design charts each of Tito’s steps - from Tito to Father. From Napolean to Venice, from Dante to Ezra Pound and so on.
Eventually Tito’s journey takes on the form of a constellation – the main satellites of which are Tito’s family, the cities he lives in, and the hospital where the story begins. While not all of the journey is described, following the numbered steps can offer an insight into how one boy’s fate has been shaped by history. ”
