Nuotare Con Un Elefante Tenendo In Braccio Un Gatto
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Nuotare Con Un Elefante Tenendo In Braccio Un Gatto
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Author : Yoko Ogawa
language : it
Publisher: Il Saggiatore
Release Date : 2015-11-19
Nuotare Con Un Elefante Tenendo In Braccio Un Gatto written by Yoko Ogawa and has been published by Il Saggiatore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-19 with Fiction categories.
C’è un bambino nato con le labbra chiuse, a cui manca il silenzio del suo primo giorno di vita.Entrato in un deposito degli autobus, la sua attenzione è attirata da una vettura fuori servizio: è coperta di rampicanti, muschio, foglie morte; all’interno non ha sedili né corrimano, ma scrigniscolpiti con decorazioni arabescate, lampade liberty, posate d’argento, arazzi. Nell’autobus viveun uomo dalla carne debordante, appassionato di scacchi e pasticcere provetto, che al bambinodecide di trasmettere tutto il suo sapere: aperture, strategie, arrocchi e attacchi doppi. Ma soprattutto gli insegna a tracciare, mossa dopo mossa, magnifici disegni sulla scacchiera. Il posto del bambino però non è di fronte all’avversario: è sotto la scacchiera, da dove muove i pezzi senza vederli, solo ascoltandone il suono.Alla morte dell’uomo – sempre più grasso, e impossibilitato a scendere dall’autobus –, il bambino passa sotto la scacchiera intere giornate, finché non viene invitato a unirsi a un club prestigioso quanto segreto, il Circolo di scacchi sul fondo del mare, dove smettere di diventare grandi è doloroso come piegare il proprio corpo per entrare in un automa e muovere i pezzi attraverso i suoi arti meccanici. D’ora in poi lo chiameranno Little Alechin, dal nome del «poeta della scacchiera».Inno alla fanciullezza e all’innocenza, Nuotare con un elefante tenendo in braccio un gatto rivela ancora una volta l’immaginazione di Yoko Ogawa, qui declinata nelle tonalità soffuse di una favola, e la sua capacità di intessere trame di sogno – o, più spesso, di incubo – sull’ordito di una realtà contemporanea altrimenti fosca, indefinita: aloni morbidi di colore, verde, blu, bianco, illuminano così le profondità subacquee dell’adolescenza, con il loro non detto, il loro rimosso, i loro porti sepolti di segreti. Tornare alla luce significa morire, e forse un po’ vivere.
L Isola Dei Senza Memoria
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Author : Yoko Ogawa
language : it
Publisher: Il Saggiatore
Release Date : 2018-04-12
L Isola Dei Senza Memoria written by Yoko Ogawa and has been published by Il Saggiatore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-12 with Fiction categories.
In un tempo non precisato, su un’isola senza nome l’intera popolazione progressivamente smette di ricordare. Come per un’inspiegabile epidemia della memoria, sparisce l’idea di qualcosa, quindi sparisce la cosa stessa. Un giorno dopo l’altro, l’epidemia colpisce tutto e tutti. Nottetempo un guizzo inatteso, e gli uccelli è come se non esistessero più: cancellati dalla mente, vibrano nell’aria come meteore senza senso. Che cos’erano le fotografie e i francobolli, cosa i frutti del bosco e le caramelle? Che cos’era il suono del carillon, cosa il profumo delle rose? Dimenticati, i fiori vengono gettati nel fiume, per sbarazzarsi di ciò che è inutile oramai. Gli abitanti dell’isola non ricordano più i traghetti, non sanno più andarsene. Gli abitanti dell’isola non ricordano più la funzione di gambe e braccia, non sanno più muoversi. Gli abitanti dell’isola bruciano i libri su un rogo per disfarsi di quegli oggetti di carta che nessuno è in grado di usare. La Polizia Segreta vigila sull’oblio collettivo, perseguitando chi, per cause misteriose, non riesce a dimenticare. Vigila e perseguita chi dei libri vorrebbe ancora servirsi, come un’autrice e il suo editore, impegnati a difendere la memoria attraverso la narrazione scritta, ultimo baluardo contro la cancellazione della coscienza. Nell’Isola dei senza memoria di Yoko Ogawa la dimenticanza si fa regime totalitario, sistema di sorveglianza, come nelle migliori distopie e nelle peggiori deviazioni del reale. Una fiaba allegorica e oscura, terribilmente vera, sul potere della memoria e la devastazione generata dalla sua perdita, che equivale alla perdita dell’umanità; sulla speranza della letteratura come ultima traccia del nostro labile passaggio sulla Terra. Yoko Ogawa scrive così il surreale libro nero di un mondo in cui il divenire è svuotamento e la vita persecuzione; in cui alienazione e separazione dal senso sono le uniche costanti nel buio grottesco della natura umana.
The Memory Police
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Author : Yoko Ogawa
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2019-08-13
The Memory Police written by Yoko Ogawa and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with Fiction categories.
Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her f loorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative, The Memory Police is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * TIME * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * THE GUARDIAN * ESQUIRE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * FINANCIAL TIMES * LIBRARY JOURNAL * THE A.V. CLUB * KIRKUS REVIEWS * LITERARY HUB American Book Award winner
The Neverending Story
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Author : Michael Ende
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1993-01-01
The Neverending Story written by Michael Ende and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film before it's back onscreen in select theaters this September! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica? "An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive"—The Washington Post "A trumpet blast for the imagination."—Sunday Times
The Diving Pool
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Author : Yoko Ogawa
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-04-02
The Diving Pool written by Yoko Ogawa and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Fiction categories.
Beautiful, twisted and brilliant - discover Yoko Ogawa. A lonely teenage girl falls in love with her foster-brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool - sparking an unspoken infatuation that draws out darker possibilities. A young woman records the daily moods of her pregnant sister in a diary, but rather than a story of growth the diary reveals a more sinister tale of greed and repulsion. Driven by nostalgia, a woman visits her old college dormitory on the outskirts of Tokyo. There she finds an isolated world shadowed by decay, haunted by absent students and the disturbing figure of the crippled caretaker.
Physiologus
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Physiologus written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Fiction categories.
One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus "contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching.a Accompanied by an introduction that explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text, this volume also reproduces twenty woodcuts from the 1587 version. Originally composed in the fourth century in Greek, and translated into dozens of versions through the centuries, "Physiologus "will delight readers with its ancient tales of ant-lions, centaurs, and hedgehogsOCoand their allegorical significance. OC An elegant little book . . . still diverting to look at today. . . . The woodcuts reproduced from the 1587 Rome edition are alone worth the price of the book.OCOOCoRaymond A. Sokolov, "New York Times Book Review""
The Day After Roswell
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Author : Philip Corso
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-11
The Day After Roswell written by Philip Corso and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-11 with Fiction categories.
Since 1947, the mysterious crash of an unidentified aircraft at Roswell, New Mexico, has fueled a firestorm of speculation and controversy with no conclusive evidence of its extraterrestrial origin -- until now. Colonel Philip J. Corso (Ret.), a member of President Eisenhower's National Security Council and former head of the Foreign Technology Desk at the U.S. Army's Research & Development department, has come forward to tell the whole explosive story. Backed by documents newly declassified through the Freedom of Information Act, Colonel Corso reveals for the first time his personal stewardship of alien artifacts from the crash, and discloses the U.S. government's astonishing role in the Roswell incident: what was found, the cover-up, and how these alien artifacts changed the course of 20th century history.
Once Upon A Time In America
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Author : Harry Grey
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Once Upon A Time In America written by Harry Grey and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Gangsters categories.
Inspired by the Robert De Niro film, this story spans three generations of a family of Jewish immigrants to the United States. A gang of friends discover - through trust, hard work and brutality - the true meaning of the American Dream.
Da Capo
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Author : Graziana Lazzarino
language : en
Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers
Release Date : 2010
Da Capo written by Graziana Lazzarino and has been published by Heinle & Heinle Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Italian language categories.
This Seventh Edition of the best-selling intermediate Italian text, DA CAPO, International Edition, reviews and expands upon all aspects of Italian grammar while providing authentic learning experiences (including new song and video activities) that provide students with engaging ways to connect with Italians and Italian culture. Following the guidelines established by the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, DA CAPO develops Italian language proficiency through varied features that accommodate a variety of teaching styles and goals. The Seventh Edition emphasizes a well-rounded approach to intermediate Italian, focusing on balanced acquisition of the four language skills within an updated cultural framework.
The Shadow Children
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Author : Steven Schnur
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 1994-10-18
The Shadow Children written by Steven Schnur and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-10-18 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
While spending the summer on his grandfather's farm in the French countryside, eleven-year-old Etienne discovers a secret dating back to World War II and encounters the ghosts of Jewish children who suffered a dreadful fate under the Nazis.