Esquire Italia

Editorial illustrations

Illustrations accompanying short stories by Nicoletta Verna across 8 issue of Esquire Italia. The series explores words from all over the world that that encapsulate complex emotions but that don’t usually translate easily or directly in other languages

–  such as  the term “ABHIMAN”, an Indian term that expresses the pain and anger caused when the one who hurts us is someone we deeply love. At its core, it stems from sorrow and astonishment, but it soon transforms into a surge of wounded pride

Or KAUKOKAIPUU, homesickness for a place you’ve never been to.

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