Persuaders! Comment on the presentation of the novel Journey unreal in Britain of Merlin and Arthur , Paginadodici Library, November 19, 2010.
writers find them pathetic, when you pretend to be intellectuals. This is invariably the presentations of their books. He pulled a shiny, swell in importance, prattle for hours in front of the hapless public.
And they talk about themselves, not their books!
I, who from my hermitage of culture rarely take - and pain - farewell, I had to make an unnatural strain on myself, before deciding (or should I say "resign") to sing the walk towards that of Verona, in one of its most secluded corners: Sgarzerie Court, where the library is located Paginadodici.
Once there, I felt - at least the first - like a glass of milk in a tavern. Mind you, I have nothing against restaurants. They are the inns that have something against the milk.
E Paginadodici is really rich and well supplied, so that I would have preferred to remain on the first floor, where they are exposed appetizing literary works, instead of going down into the den of lions, or subplane to the library, where the bearded and brimming Claudia Female Dario Giansanti had Senzatempo Agency - Travel unreal in Britain of Merlin and Arthur .
My reluctance in this painful catabasi, has been disappearing, when I found myself in an intimate and much less crowded, in which the two authors seemed sincere.
Yes, sincere.
Why were not anxious to praise the merits of their novel. A fantasy that has the merit of not entice the reader with fictional worlds from scratch, but to propose a reconstruction of mythological scenes unknown to most people, lovingly rebuilt from the original texts. A fantasy
light-years away from the standard models of this kind, which are tainted by the intellectual laziness of abandoning the easy to use, very committed to, what it leaves no trace and, therefore, more digestible, in an age where everything is thrown down with extreme superficiality.
The audience seemed mesmerized dall'agile and nice exposure, even if the authors have minimized the grounds that it was composed for a good half by relatives, friends and acquaintances. But
have minimized, for the note.
In fact, Dario and Claudia have entertained us, ranging from reports on the Agency Senzatempo fun characters and reflections on the difficulties of accurate reconstruction of the legends Britton, unstintingly gaffes and skits, which have produced the effect, the selling less half of the books provided by the Publishing Market Researcher-of QuiEdit.
But it is not money, that care about those two. And this should move in a positive sense who reads them: The Persuaders! There are kidding, as almost everyone!
Claudia and Dario write with love and honesty. Honesty: a word that still appear in dictionaries, but considered archaic and of doubtful meaning, because few understand how and in what way can be applied in practice. As a stylus to play a vinyl record at a time when everyone uses CDs and DVDs.
"What for?"
Here, for the intellectual honesty is a bit 'the same thing.
But grieve with deep reflection, even those are out of fashion as the needles for vinyl records.
We return to the library Paginadodici subplane.
The presentation of the novel is captivating, thanks to the contribution of Clara and Elio Lioce, which are provided to recite one of the legends recounted in the book, with great appreciation of the public, given their young age. But the editor and illustrator Lara Saccalani Licia Massella have given their valuable contribution to the success of the evening.
at the end was offered an aperitif, with olives, potatoes, rustic and fine bottles provided by a well-known winery in Verona. For me, it had no need to be, because I did plunder of the best snacks and of a few glasses of wine while Claudia and Dario spoke to me and nobody cared ...
So, I eclipsed, without saying goodbye. But with the certainty of taking two birds with one stone: a very welcome study of literature and a different kind of tasting, less intellectual, but also cultural.
Ah, what I think of the book written by Claudio and Dario? Only one thing: you know the Sacher Torte?
Well, do not read it and will continue to hurt you!
