In this monograph, Castagnino suggests that contemporary Italian fiction often uses fantastic tropes to address realistic concerns such as ecocriticism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory.
Investigating Fascism offers an original approach to the historical novel and its connection to crime fiction. The study of contemporary novels set during Mussolini's rule, with specific attention to the topics of violence, justice, mystery, and personal identity, leads to a discussion about various Italian authors.
The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano offers a fresh perspective on both Italian crime fiction and the role of the intellectual in Italian society. By analyzing the characterization of men of culture as investigators, this book addresses their social commitment in a period that goes from the Sixties to today.
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