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152 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
’What you have to understand is that Carlitos Wieder looked down on the world as if he were standing on top of a volcano; he saw you and me and himself from a great height, and, in his eyes, we were all, to be quite frank, pathetic insects. This is how he was.’
The way to fight evil, he said, was to learn how to read, and by this he meant not only words but numbers, colours, signs, arrangements of tiny objects, late-night and early-morning television shows, obscure films.
Con improvviso coraggio decise che non sarebbe morto.Dice di aver detto ora o mai più e tornò in superficie.
Risalire gli parve interminabile; tenersi a galla ,quasi insopportabile, ma ce la fece.Quella sera imparò a nuotare senza braccia, come un'anguilla o una biscia .Suicidarsi, disse , in questa congiuntura socio-politica ,è assurdo e ridondante.
Meglio diventare un poeta segreto