Cet auteur explore les aspects complexes de l'existence humaine à travers un style pénétrant et une profonde compréhension de la psychologie des personnages. Ses œuvres se concentrent souvent sur des thèmes tels que l'identité, la mémoire et la recherche de sens dans un monde chaotique. Avec un sens aigu du détail et une voix narrative forte, il entraîne les lecteurs dans des histoires à la fois intellectuellement stimulantes et émotionnellement résonnantes. Son écriture révèle les subtilités des relations interpersonnelles et les désirs humains universels.
Recognized as a notable book by both CrimeReads and World Literature Today in 2023, this work delves into compelling themes that intertwine crime and cultural commentary. It offers a unique perspective on societal issues through its intricate characters and gripping plot, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature. The narrative promises to engage readers with its thought-provoking insights and masterful storytelling, appealing to fans of both crime fiction and literary exploration.
A family wrecked by patriarchal stranglehold; a daughter who both defends and
defies her father; and the deep rottenness of a society that bends low to
power...make this work biting social commentary as well as edge-of-seat
reading...A rich and readable cautionary tale for strong-minded readers.
-Library Journal, starred review A mesmerizing exploration of failure,
resilience, and profound, multifaceted loss. -Kirkus This oblique
kaleidoscopic approach allows the mystery to slowly and captivatingly resolve
while offering a layered portrait of contemporary Italian life and the abuses
of power that money can excuse. -Publishers Weekly Complex, darkly absorbing
and mysterious literary fiction [...] Lagioia's prose-in Shugaar's
translation-depicts a family living far from the ease it projects; loyalties
and betrayals painted in shades of gray; and a violently alive setting that
plays off its characters. -Booklist A deeply satisfying read all its own...A
page-turner, sure, but smart, smart, smart. -Words Without Borders
[I]ntricately planned...renders moral and political corruption's rampant and
universal prevalence. -BOMB magazine This sumptuous (prose) (...) quickly
wields allegory, social realism, domestic drama, and myth to create a layered
and expansive novel. -Chicago Review of Books A work of startling energy and
structural precision, an ambitious novel whose linguistic brilliance is
frequently at odds with the twists and turns of Michele's quest for the truth.
-Financial Times [Ferocity] ticks all the boxes of a thriller while also being
a masterfully written, baroque, many-faceted depiction of modern Italy. -The
Spectator Ferocity is a portrait of a family tragedy, but also at its heart
explores two competing visions of humanity: one ferocious and deterministic,
the other transcendent and free-willed. -The Guardian Lagioia writes vividly
and conjures up an atmosphere of menace with great skill. -The Mail on Sunday
Lagioia is one of the most interesting Italian authors alive today. -Michele
De Mieri, Domenica del Sole 24 Ore Lagioia brilliantly demonstrates the folly
of his characters: rather than describing them from the outside, he constructs
his narrative by oscillating unceasingly between past and future, premonition
and regret. -Emanuele Trevi, Corriere della Sera A story about family, about
wealth, about Italians, about a humanity that is obscenely spent and
confounded. A powerful, supremely well-crafted novel. -Goffredo Fofi,
Internazionale There's something Balzacian about Ferocity (and something that
puts one in mind of Franzen's The Corrections). It digs beneath current
events, inhabiting a zone that is more opaque and ambiguous than the nightly
news. -Paolo di Paolo, TuttoLibri Nicola Lagioia's latest novel opens with a
scene that is hypnotically, devastatingly beautiful. -Massimo Onofri, Avvenire
This novel reminds one of the Greek tragedies and those ineluctable questions
about the relationship between choice and destiny. -Luca Illetterati, Alias
Nackt und bleich und blutüberströmt durchstreift eine junge Frau barfüßig die vom Mond nur schwach beleuchtete süditalienische Landschaft Apuliens. Längs ihrer Beine sind Striemen zu erkennen, Blutergüsse an den Hüften, das Gesicht geschwollen. Als sie endlich die Straße erreicht, sind die Scheinwerfer eines Lastwagens das letzte, was sie sieht. Ein vom Vater selbst, dem aus dem Nichts zu Reichtum gelangten Bauunternehmer Vittorio Salvemini, als Selbstmord verschleierter Mord an seiner eigenen Tochter wird zum Kulminationspunkt einer aus Gier, Gewalt, Korruption und Erpressung aufgebauten Karriere. Es ist am Ende der Bruder, der seine Schwester rächen und den Vater vernichten wird. Nicola Lagioia seziert in EISKALTER SÜDEN mit wuchtiger und immer wieder auch behutsamer Sprache die dunkelsten Seiten der menschlichen Natur, die bei der unaufhaltsamen Jagd nach Macht, Ansehen, Geltung und Reichtum vor keinen Auswüchsen und Perversionen zurückschreckt. Indem er in diesem Meisterwerk Familienroman – mit all den verqueren gegenseitigen Abhängigkeiten der Figuren – und spannungsgeladenen Thriller miteinander verschränkt, liefert er ein erschreckend aktuelles und gleichzeitig fast mythisches Bild der italienischen Gegenwartsgesellschaft. Lagioias Roman ist auch Teil eines literarischen Aufschreis einer jungen Generation italienischer Autoren, gegen eine Generation, die das Land und seine Bewohner mit Spekulation und Korruption unterwandert und damit das Gemeinwesen zerstört hat. Trotz aller Gewalt, Niederträchtigkeit und Ignoranz schimmert in seinem Roman immer auch ein literarischer Humanismus als verlorene Gegenwelt durch.
Lunga, clamorosa ed eternamente eccitante è la relazione tra la rivista "RollingStone" e la scrittura. Fin dalla sua prima uscita, quarant'anni fa, la testata americana si è data l'obiettivo di svecchiare lo stile giornalistico, raccontando in prima persona gli eventi dell'entertainment e della politica. Ne risulta una letteratura elettrizzante, che è rock'n'roll allo stato puro e vanta i contributi di autori quali Hunter S. Thompson, Bret Easton Ellis, Jonathan Franzen e Tom Wolfe (su "RollingStone" è uscita a puntate la prima edizione del "Falò delle vanità"). La versione italiana della rivista, nata nel 2003, ha ereditato una precisa attenzione alla scrittura, coinvolgendo fin da subito i migliori narratori italiani under 45 e autori sempre giovani nello spirito. Sono i loro scritti che trovano spazio in questa antologia: un "best of' di quelli pieni di tracce inedite, versioni alternative, strumentazioni inattese; un libro altalenante tra cronaca, finzione, commento, zingarata, delirio. Come la vita.
L’autore di 2666 e I detective selvaggi si racconta in questa collezione di interviste realizzate in un arco di cinque anni, che si conclude con la famosa «Ultima conversazione», pubblicata per la prima volta pochi giorni dopo la scomparsa dello scrittore. L’infanzia in Cile, l’adolescenza in Messico, l’Europa da uomo maturo; la presa di coscienza civile e politica, i primi tentativi di scrittura; le letture, le influenze e le amicizie; le cose che adora e le cose che gli danno fastidio: queste conversazioni ci permettono di addentrarci in una delle menti migliori del Novecento, un’intelligenza pirotecnica che continua a emanare scintille e ad abbagliare i lettori di tutto il mondo. Con un saggio di Nicola Lagioia.
