I HAD A VISIT FROM PAUL, an English friend and a well known journalist who had to write a piece on Italian politics and wanted some advice on how to go about things and whom to meet. I asked him:
“How are you? How’s life?”
“Great, I have a young wife and a little boy. At my age it’s all terribly exciting.”
“When did you get married?”
“Two years ago, with Lidia Sax. Maybe you met her when she lived in Italy.”
“Yes, she’s Julian’s daughter. Do you know her father well?”
“Yes.”
“I’ve been hearing a lot about him recently and I felt like interviewing him.”
“I don’t think that’ll be too easy, he hates giving interviews.”
“Could you help me out?”
“Yes, of course, I’ll tell Lidia as soon as I get back to London.”