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Case, amori, universi
“Houses, Loves, Universes” (title translated by AI)
Fosco Maraini (born 1912)
English editions
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Clé, the author's alter ego, is a rebellious, lively boy with a grasping memory and endless curiosity. He learns from everything: the wisdom of Tuscan peasants, the photo books about the East belonging to his English mother, the sight of the Andromeda nebula, the refined talk of the writers his parents entertain. Early on he senses the gap between the outer world of nature and the inner world that changes with people, eras and religions, and sets out to build bridges between them. Grown up, he leaps from country to country and culture to culture: from erotic discoveries in the Maremma to the Buddha in remote Tibet, from mountain expeditions to months in a Japanese internment camp.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 702 pages in the original
- Genres
- Autofiction, Coming of age (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Italy
- First published
- 1999 by Mondadori
- Author's age
- 87 when first published
- ISBN
9788804469735 (original)