Abstract
Nowadays, a new generation of Italian writers feels compelled to create a new literary space which takes into account all the social and cultural changes taking place in our society, in contrast to the fake belief in a conformed and standardized world and the rhetoric of the invasions. Authors such as Giuseppe Catozzella, Fabio Geda, Francesco Casolo, et al have decided to narrate through the topos of the journey the reasons why thousands of people coming from Africa and the Middle East leave their countries to move to Europe. The production of literary texts on the migration waves appears to give an answer to the many deaths and dramatic events happening daily in the Mediterranean. Such tragedies have been of great impact on public opinion, so as to push writers to testify on behalf of the migrants. Starting with some Italian novels, I will firstly analyze the historical, cultural, and social meaning of the word “journey”. Then, I will reflect upon literature, by favoring a geocritical interpretation of such texts.

Keywords:
migration, journey, geocriticism, border