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A daring, once-censored novel about the harrowing lives of Rome's unhoused youth, written by one of Italy's greatest film directors, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Published in 1955, this was his first novel and remains his most renowned work of fiction. After a provincial sex scandal, Pasolini moved to Rome, where the city's vibrant dialect and postwar squalor profoundly influenced him. He realized that respectability was no longer an option, feeling akin to literary figures like Rimbaud and Wilde. Urgently seeking independence through teaching, acting, and journalism, he connected with outcasts who rejected bourgeois values, living intensely and carelessly. Despite the socialist climate of the time, Pasolini's narrative is devoid of sentimentalism regarding the underprivileged. Instead, he revels in the vitality of their squalor, crafting an urban inferno that is both hideous and dynamic. Lacking a grand plot, his narrative voice locks onto intense situations filled with conflict and comedy. The young characters, possessing nothing, fight to survive and seek enjoyment, viewing boredom as death. Money is acquired through looting and hustling, only to be squandered on clothes, drink, and gambling. Boasting and exhibitionism dominate their lives, with each boy aspiring to be the toughest on the block. As episodes unfold—a heist, gambling, or a search for sex—the reader anticipates disaster, with unpredictability at every turn. Tim Park
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Boys Alive, Pier Paolo Pasolini
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