A Fictional Inquiry - Couverture souple

Del Giudice, Daniele

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1954404360 ISBN 13 : 9781954404366

Editeur : New Vessel Press, 2025

Synopsis

First published in 1983 and never before translated into English, a masterful and haunting noir about an enigmatic literary figure.

This haunting novel tells the story of an unnamed narrator visiting Trieste and London to retrace the footsteps of a fabled literary figure. The narrator is intrigued by the elusive, long dead man of letters whose career proved decisive to the culture of his native Italy despite his apparently never having written a line. There are encounters with those who once loved him, walks along the streets he frequented, and visits to his favoured cafes, bookstores, and a library in search of an answer. Why did he leave no written trace? In the end, as Italo Calvino wrote when this book originally appeared in Italian, who the legendary author manqué actually was/is beside the point. What really matters are the questions and the disquiet running through these luminous pages, the dialectic between literature and life playing out just below the surface. Daniele Del Giudice asks is it better to represent life or to exert influence on it? To narrate or to live? A Fictional Inquiry is a gem of unparalleled writing appearing in English for the first time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniele Del Giudice (1949-2021) was a contemplative author born in Rome but who lived most of his life in Venice, where he taught theatrical literature at Venice University. He wrote many novels and essays and received numerous awards. Del Giudice's interest in science, aviation, and all forms of navigation found expression in much of his writing.

Anne Milano Appel was awarded the Italian Prose in Translation Award (2015), the John Florio Prize for Italian Translation (2013) and the Northern California Book Award for Translation-Fiction (2014, 2013). She has translated works by Claudio Magris, Primo Levi, Paolo Giordano, Andrea Canobbio, Giuseppe Catozzella, Roberto Saviano, and numerous others.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Vessel Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1954404360
• ISBN 13: 9781954404366
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: New Vessel Press; https://newvesselpress.com/?s=New+Vessel+Press; ; 245 West 107th Street, #13F; NEW YORK; NY; 10025; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible