Fiesta

Italiano language

ISBN:
978-978-8804-66-6
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«Non m'importava che cosa fosse il mondo. Volevo soltanto sapere come viverci.»

Ampiamente autobiografico, il romanzo narra le vicende di un gruppo cosmopolita di giovani espatriati, con le loro burrascose inquietudini esistenziali e sentimentali. Tra notti insonni trascorse a discutere e sbronzarsi, nei caffè di Montparnasse o nelle arene di Pamplona, i protagonisti ricercano emozioni sempre più forti, che li stordiscano e allontanino il senso del nulla incombente. Pubblicato nel 1926, Fiesta (Il sole sorge ancora) ha consacrato il suo autore ventisettenne tra i più importanti scrittori americani della "generazione perduta" grazie allo stile asciutto ed essenziale, con il quale riesce a mettere a nudo l'anima dei suoi personaggi e a infondere loro la vita.

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Not sure how to feel about that. I read the spark notes after each chapter. Sometimes I flat out disagreed with the observations it made. Regardless. This book is about the most miserable people. But it made me think quite a bit about how I put nearly everyone before myself. I’m rarely selfish. I don’t say that to sound virtuous. It’s just keeping the peace. And making others happy keeps the peace. My own peace be damned. Despite all of these people having absolutely no real anchor they sure know how to do whatever they want. They aren’t quite libertines but close.

It was a good read. But didn’t hit me too hard. I mostly wanted the bulls to gore them all.

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