Appearances by Gianni Celati
Appearances is a book of four novellas that play with the distinction between appearance and reality. Like Kafka and Calvino, Celati never loses sight of the fact that a good story is one that entertains and, whether describing the ups and downs of the rugby?mad Barratto, the conditions of light on the Via Emilia, the disappearance of a respectable man or the students in Milan bent on discovering the true meaning of books, the four novellas in Appearances are a dazzling blend of storytelling and philosophical speculation.
?Appearances provides further evidence of Celati?s originality..Tinged with philosophy and, at times, extremely comic? Times Literary Supplement ?A small but powerful collection that conjures up the mystery of both the man-made and natural worlds? New York Times ?He excels as a teller of tales, but combines his relish for story-telling with a taste for the kind of speculation which was once the preserve of philosophy? The Scotsman
Gianni Celati, who currently lives in Bologna, is one of Italy's most important writers. In 1990, he was awarded the Mondello Prize, the most important Italian literary award. He is the author of six works of fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852422127 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852422122 |
| Title | Appearances |
| Author | Gianni Celati |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1991-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 126 |
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