Description
A thin but endless volume of one-page “romans fleuves,” this book unfolds as a hundred tightly wound stories that feel at once miniature and inexhaustible. Each entry moves with the momentum of a larger epic—yet its brevity sharpens the imagination, turning everyday oddities into strange, dreamlike journeys. From whimsical misadventures to unsettling revelations, the collection explores how narratives are made, how reality slips under interpretation, and how language can both enchant and unsettle. In Giorgio Manganelli’s signature style—erudite, playful, and formally inventive—Centuria reads like a labyrinth of voices, inviting you to follow the thread even as it keeps vanishing.
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paperback
Adelphi
Published Jan 1, 1995
316 pages
ISBN: 8845911527
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First Published
1979
Language
ita
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