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Indlæser... Italian Tales: An Anthology of Contemporary Italian Fiction (Italian Literature and Thought) (udgave 2007)af Massimo Riva (Redaktør)
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This anthology serves as a literary map to guide readers through the varied geography of contemporary Italian fiction. Massimo Riva has gathered English-language translations of short stories and excerpts from novels that were originally published in Italian between 1975 and 2001. As an expression of a communal contemporary condition, these narratives suggest a new sensibility and a new way of seeing, exploring, and inhabiting the world, in writing.Riva provides a comprehensive introduction to Italian literary trends of the past twenty years. Each selection is preceded by a short introduction and biography of the writer. For English-language readers who are familiar with the work of Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco, this collection presents an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the work of other important contemporary Italian writers of fiction. No library descriptions found. |
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The anthologies are sectioned into four categories in accordance to the reactions that various writings emote.
1)Ruins with a View:- includes four short stories depicting sense of nothingness, stupor and chaos without a suitable outlet.
2)Memory Lanes:- scriptures in this section deposits nostalgia, a yearning to go back in history where world was much soother and uncomplicated.
3)Vanishing Points:- a resistance to let go of the past and embrace the present. A reluctant clash of accommodating and existing in the modern world.
4)Views from Afar:- Fading of historical memories and challenging the simplistic sense of what is the past and the perception of its secret link to the present.
Since the compilation mainly consists of excerpts from various authored books, it turns out to be a tad tricky for readers who are not familiar with works of the highlighted novelists. It is not folklore or short anecdotes of Italian fiction, but an appreciative endeavor of the literary art and connotation of the changing Italian landscape in the modern and post-modern era.
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