This book was a Christmas gift from a friend –
a gift that stupidly remained unread for a couple of years too many. Reading it
was undeniably hard work (something best done with a good dictionary next to
you), but it was also definitely worth it. Again, a book set in the Fascist
era, although one that isn’t really about Fascism. Again, a book about Rome and
the city’s unique people. Again, a mysteriously intricate story and a pretty
cool investigator to try to make sense of it all.
I have already mentioned my love for unfinished
works of art – even better if they are left intentionally unfinished (which
actually raises all kinds of questions about whether they are actually finished
or not, I know) – and Gadda’s book is definitely no exception. And the
different registers and styles that Gadda uses show a kind of virtuosity that I
have never seen in any other novel and, even if just because of that, everyone
should read this book.
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