by Carlo Emilio Gadda · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788811683391
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«Quer pasticciaccio brutto de Via Merulana» is the crime novel by Carlo Emilio Gadda, published by Garzanti in paperback (275 pages, in Italian).
In fascist Rome, Inspector Don Ciccio Ingravallo investigates the theft of some jewels at 219 Via Merulana. When Liliana Balducci, wife of his friend, is found murdered, the case becomes complicated. Gadda weaves mystery, social criticism and parody with exuberant language.
Novel originally published in 1957; this 2007 edition belongs to the Nuova Biblioteca Garzanti and includes a preface by Pietro Citati and a note by Giorgio Pinotti.
For readers of crime fiction and twentieth-century Italian literature who appreciate a complex narrative style and a critical view of society.
Carlo Emilio Gadda was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers who played with the somewhat stiff standard pre-war Italian language, and added elements of dialects, technical jargon and wordplay.
