Name: Meme Scianca (in Spanish)
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Author: Roberto Calasso

Type

Physical Book

Author

Roberto Calasso

Publisher

Anagrama

Year

2023

Language

Spanish

Pages

120

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

10.7x10.5x1 cm

ISBN

9788433918222

ISBN13

9788433918222

Edited in

España

Synopsis "Meme Scianca (in Spanish)"

Roberto Calasso evoca su infancia en la
Florencia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la
posguerra.
Una bellísima evocación de episodios de infancia en la
Florencia de los años de la guerra y la inmediata posguerra: un gato de peluche, la detención del padre tras el asesinato del intelectual fascista Giovanni Gentile, el abuelo
editor, los soldados americanos vistos desde una ventana, la primera lectura de Proust con trece años, los secretos vínculos con Kafka y Pasternak, el descubrimiento del
eros en unas ilustraciones de Doré para el Orlando furioso,
la escuela, un par de cafés y una droguería, la incipiente
pasión por la música, las figuritas del pesebre en el salón
de casa, las lecturas de Simenon y Baudelaire, el olor del
polvillo de los escombros de Por Santa María, la decisión
infantil de llamarse Memè Scianca.

Roberto Calasso

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Roberto Calasso (1941-2021) was an Italian writer, editor, and essayist known for his erudition and narrative style that blends mythology, history, and literature. His most famous work is The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (1988), an essay-novel about Greek mythology. Among his notable books are also Ka (1996), focused on Hindu tradition, Literature and the Gods (2001) and The Book of All Books (2019), which reinterprets biblical texts from a literary and philosophical perspective.

His literary production, often classified within the essay and philosophical narrative, explores the history of culture and its symbols. In addition to his work as an author, he was the director of Adelphi publishing house, influencing the literary world with his publications and translations.

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