Francesco Recami

Alfio Pallini és una persona de 85 anys, que sofreix un transtorn mental i els seus nebots l'ingressen en una Clínica privada de categoria, la Clínica Riposo & Pace. Però noméw ingressar enmla institució observa com tots els acompanyants d' habitació, la nº 9 , moren de forma sobtada, ell se n'adona que les infermeres subministren medicaments letals per deslliurar-se dels seus pacients, d'aquí la seva obsessió per escapar del centre, costi el que costi: subornant al jardiner, robant la caixa de la clínica; sigui com sigui, fent-se passar pel cadàver del seu company, acabant mig congelat a la sala frigorífica de la clínica; provocant la mort de dues infermeres i del metge que dirigeix la clínica.
Comèdia negra, divertida però àcida sobre el final de la vida de les persones i de com els familiars volen treure-se-les de sobre. Hipocresia de la societat actual.… (mehr)

Even before the rise of post-modern literature, there were meta-novels which blurred traditional boundaries between author, narrator, characters and reader. Recami takes this idea further by choosing as protagonist the humble figure of a proofreader. The manuscript that this obsessive and not too likeable character is working on is a noirish thriller of dubious quality whose pages alternate with the proofreader's rambling soliloquies. The proofreader soon convinces himself that the draft contains hidden messages and threats directed at him. As obsession takes over completely, the neat distinction between the manuscript and the narrator's tale crumbles, carrying characters and reader with it.

This novel is quirky and original, but is ultimately the victim of its own narrative tricks. The drudgery of proofreading is portrayed so realistically that each return of the manuscript brings with it a sense of relief - changes of gear which are somewhat disconcerting. Ultimately, the novel raises more questions than it answers. Is it a horror story or a thriller with an original twist? A satire on the publishing world? A dense metaphor? All of these? Perhaps this is the whole point of the novel, as the readers become themselves protagonists and authors in search of a meaning.… (mehr)

Even before the rise of post-modern literature, there were meta-novels which blurred traditional boundaries between author, narrator, characters and reader. Recami takes this idea further by choosing as protagonist the humble figure of a proofreader. The manuscript that this obsessive and not too likeable character is working on is a noirish thriller of dubious quality whose pages alternate with the proofreader's rambling soliloquies. The proofreader soon convinces himself that the draft contains hidden messages and threats directed at him. As obsession takes over completely, the neat distinction between the manuscript and the narrator's tale crumbles, carrying characters and reader with it.

This novel is quirky and original, but is ultimately the victim of its own narrative tricks. The drudgery of proofreading is portrayed so realistically that each return of the manuscript brings with it a sense of relief - changes of gear which are somewhat disconcerting. Ultimately, the novel raises more questions than it answers. Is it a horror story or a thriller with an original twist? A satire on the publishing world? A dense metaphor? All of these? Perhaps this is the whole point of the novel, as the readers become themselves protagonists and authors in search of a meaning.… (mehr)

En de reeks met ongelooflijke gebeurtenissen en verwikkelingen bij de bewoners van de "La casa di ringhiera" gaat door. Alleen, ditmaal begint het verhaal met de moord op hoofdpersonage Amedeo Consonni. Deze kranige zeventiger weet zich telkens weer vakkundig in nesten te werken maar nu dus met fatale afloop voor hem zelf. Hoe het daar toe komt, vormt het verhaal van deze aflevering. En hoe het dan in de volgende afleveringen uit de reeks verder gaat zonder hem... dat zal ik weldra te weten komen want de reeks blijft mij wel boeien.… (mehr)