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reviewed La storia by Elsa Morante (Einaudi tascabili -- 267)

Elsa Morante: La storia (Italian language, 1995, Einaudi) 4 stars

La Storia and ordinary people (and two dogs)

4 stars

Not an easy ready at all, aside for the number of pages, for the type of Italian language of 1974 and some dialect thrown in. But a great book, with La Storia effect on ordinary poor people and also two dogs (especially Bella - turns out one of the main characters for me)

Manuela Faccon: Vicolo Sant'Andrea 9 (Paperback, Italian language, Feltrinelli) 4 stars

Padova, anni cinquanta. Teresa lavora come portinaia in un palazzo del centro. Dietro un aspetto …

Un bel romanzo sulla mia citta'

4 stars

Interessante anche perche' Padova e' la citta' in cui sono cresciuto e lo ho letto mentre sono in citta' per motivi familiari. Ho letto recensioni con accuse di strafalcioni storici, ma controllando un po' a caso io non ne ho trovati. Forse la fine un po' troppo bella ma Teresa anche se un personaggio inventato se lo e' meritato tutto!

Michel Houellebecq: SUBMISSION (Paperback, 2016, Vintage) 4 stars

It’s 2022. François is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University and …

Did not get the irony at all

2 stars

Not because the scenario is impossible or the issue not to be discussed, but I remember mostly sex scenes and misogynist attitude from the main character which seem to justify the end point. Probably did not get the irony,