"Maiser" tells the story of Bruno and his family, who immigrate from the small Umbrian town of Amelia to Ticino in the first half of the 1950s. At that time, the Italian agricultural workers in Switzerland were derogatorily referred to as "Maiser." Bruno, like so many others, desires nothing more than to build a "normal" life. This is one of the central themes of our time. Until 2013, Alborghetti follows the family's journey, recounting their arrival, longing, and exclusion, the emotional struggle of being caught between two worlds, and how the initially foreign land gradually becomes home. The poetic form that Alborghetti chooses for his vivid narrative makes "Maiser" a unique and "courageous book" (Fabio Pusterla), and with the "high form" of the epic poem for "ordinary people," he compellingly harmonizes poetry with social storytelling.