Gabriella Dal Lago's 'Giorni Futuri' explores millennial friendships

Italian author Gabriella Dal Lago discusses her forthcoming novel *Giorni Futuri* (Einaudi, 2026), portraying the disillusioned millennial generation through the lens of two close friends, Irene and Ottavia. The book follows the women from teenage years in Amsterdam and Rotterdam to adult lives in New York and Turin, contrasting Irene’s academic path with Ottavia’s rise as a social‑media wellness guru. It examines how the break‑up of their friendship functions as a contemporary trauma, reflecting broader anxieties about precarious work, identity, and the pressure to have everything settled by the early thirties.

The interview highlights the novel’s focus on friendship rather than romantic love, positioning the loss of a bond as a formative loss for many millennials. Dal Lago frames the narrative as a commentary on the generation’s struggle between the desire for self‑realisation and the reality of uncertain futures.