Month: February 2019

I nuovi disertori della letteratura napoletana

Diciotto anni dopo la pubblicazione Einaudi con cui emersero nuovi scrittori napoletani, sta emergendo un’altra generazione di autori partenopei. L’altro Napolista 31 gennaio 2019 Angelo Petrella Su “Il Fatto quotidiano” di tre giorni orsono lo scrittore e critico letterario Angelo Petrella – il nostro Massimo Carlotto, in asse narrativo – ha messo in evidenza nell’articolo “Questione …

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7 romans pour découvrir la littérature afro-américaine

Par Pauline Guedj – 1 février 2019 James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, de nombreux Afro-Américains comptent parmi les plus grands auteurs de la littérature américaine. Parfois méconnus, leurs romans ouvrent une fenêtre sur l’histoire de la communauté noire. Retour sur 7 titres incontournables alors que février est “Black History Month” aux Etats-Unis. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored …

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How can literature catch a sense of lived time? Are both fiction and living a necessary illusion?

As Philip Roth said, ‘Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts.’ Prasanta Chakravarty. The German poet, playwright and novelist Heinrich Von Kleist tells us of the marionette puppet theatre that the graceful and rhythmic dance movements of its mute figurines entirely depend on the centre of gravity in …

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