Guido Conti. Il tramonto sulla pianura.(Book review)

From: World Literature Today | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Guido Conti. Il tramonto sulla Pianura. Parma, Italy. Guanda. 2005. 404 pages. 16.50 [euro] ISBN 88-8246-573

OUT OF THE BARE-BONE ESSENTIALS of a framework reminiscent of the layout of Don Quixote, Guido Conti evolves a twofold dynamism--episodic and contemplative all in one--that activates a full-blown plot at every turn. Thus, Il tramonto sulla pianura (Sunset on the flatland) is born of the tension between, on the one hand, the telling of a story straightforwardly construed as factual and, on the other hand, a reflection upon the authenticity of the experience embedded in ...

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