Mortale Apr 2026

13-year-old Mildred Mortale is an average girl until a yellow fever outbreak prompts her parents to turn their family home into a funeral parlor.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously referred to his transformative trip to Italy as his salto mortale , describing it as a "bid for freedom" and a critical rite of passage. Other Stories with "Mortale" in the Title Mortale

An experimental avant-garde crime story where the narrative intentionally loses coherence, creating a disorienting effect for the reader. It follows a protagonist named Giuseppe in a strange, solitary search for company. 13-year-old Mildred Mortale is an average girl until

The Salto Mortale—A Reflection on Goethe's “Italian Journey” It follows a protagonist named Giuseppe in a

Mildred discovers she can communicate with the restless spirits of the deceased patrons. Adding to the chaos, the ghost of her cat refuses to leave, and her estranged aunt moves into her bedroom.

This is a set in the early 20th-century American South.

This phrase refers to a "leap of death" or a risky undertaking and is the title of several different works: