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Goffredo Parise has 72 books on Goodreads with 7109 ratings. Goffredo Parise’s most popular book is Sillabari.
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Goffredo Parise è stato uno scrittore, giornalista,...
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- Giacomo Magrini
Giacomo Magrini is the author of Une vie (3.86 avg rating,...
- Cara Cina
Per Goffredo Parise, la Cina è un poema composto da "molti,...
- Author of Sillabari
Apr 1, 2004 · “The Smell of Blood” is a lusty tale of marital infidelity uncomfortably trapped in the late 1970s, when Goffredo Parise’s controversial novel was written. Concept of open marriage as...
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"Money Talks to the New Man" is a review of The Boss by Goffredo Parise, a translation by William Weaver from the Italian Il Padrone. It was printed in the New York Times Book Review on October 2, 1966.
When Vonnegut worked at General Electric, he was rated every six months by three co-workers. Once he was told he had "[n]o personality," which may be why he now reviews so many books about depersonalized people. In this one—by the 36 year old Parise, who is also a journalist and film director—the protagonist is much like Vonnegut was at G.E.: a country boy newly at work in a city, although he suffers humiliations on a much grander scale. Parise seemingly has only just discovered the Industrial Revolution and believes the results are mixed.
The main character is told that his misfortunes are the result of Free Enterprise and that all bosses everywhere will treat him like property. His situation only worsens. Workers are indeed commonly humiliated and endure it because of fear or the need for money, but Parise's characters are baroque and unreal. His message has been stated more effectively by many other authors and this novel demonstrates that showing the torture of employment is more instructive when the setting looks like a real business.
Nov 1, 2019 · Parise’s prose reads as if it came from another world, and this otherworldly, meditative touch is even more surprising considering that he was a war correspondent. ‘Eleganza’ (‘Elegance’) is a masterpiece of subtle intimate perceptions.
Jan 1, 2000 · 166 ratings14 reviews. A compelling tale of a husband's obsession with his wife's disastrous affair. "A smell very similar to that of slaughterhouses at dawn, but infinitely sweeter and slightly nauseating, or rather, to be more precise, exhilarating." The smell of blood is really the smell of life. The psychiatrist narrating the story has the ...
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Goffredo Parise. Goffredo Parise was an Italian writer and journalist known for his novels, short stories, and essays. He was a prominent figure in 20th-century Italian literature and won several prestigious literary awards during his career.
Goffredo Parise was an influential Italian writer and journalist, best known for his novels and essays that critique contemporary society. He is particularly renowned for his works such as "Il prete bello" and the two-part series "Sillabari," which explore human emotions and existential themes.
