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The Experience Of Pain
''The Experience of Pain'' ( it, La cognizione del dolore) is an Italian novel by Carlo Emilio Gadda. First translated into English in 1969 by William Weaver as ''Acquainted with Grief'', it was republished in 2017 by Penguin Books as ''The Experience of Pain'', translated by Richard Dixon. It has been described as one of the great works of twentieth century literature, comparable with James Joyce, and in line with the tradition of Rabelais, Sterne and Diderot. Setting The novel is set in 1934 in the fictitious South American state of Maradagàl but is a thinly disguised portrait of Fascist Italy, and the landscapes are those of the Brianza area, north-west of Milan. The village of Lukones is modelled on Longone al Segrino where the Gadda family owned a villa; likewise Pastrufazio is Milan, Novokomi is Como, and Terepàttola is Lecco. Main characters The main characters are Don Gonzalo Pirobutirro d’Eltino and his mother, often described simply as “the son” and “the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dixon (translator)
Richard Dixon is an English translator of Italian literature. He translated the last works of Umberto Eco, including his novels ''The Prague Cemetery'', shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012, and ''Numero Zero'', commended by the judges of the John Florio Prize, 2016. He has also translated works by Giacomo Leopardi, Roberto Calasso and Antonio Moresco. Life Richard Dixon was born in Coventry, in 1956. He was educated at King Henry VIII School and Lanchester Polytechnic, where he graduated in Business Law. He practised as a barrister in London for ten years before moving to Italy in 1989, where he now lives. Selected translations * ''The Prague Cemetery'' by Umberto Eco, 2011: shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, 2012 * ''Inventing the Enemy'' by Umberto Eco, 2012 * ''Zibaldone di Pensieri'' by Giacomo Leopardi (with other translators), 2013 * ''The Combover'' by Adrián N. Bravi, 2013 * Author’s revisions to ''The Name of the Rose'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longone Al Segrino
Longone al Segrino ( Brianzöö: ) is a small village and between Como and Lecco in the province of Como in Lombardy, Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about east of Como. It is known for its lake, an unusual case of an intact ecosystem. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Longone al Segrino contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Morchiuso. Longone al Segrino borders the following municipalities: Canzo, Erba, Eupilio Eupilio ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. Eupilio borders the following municipalities: Bosisio Parini, Canzo, Cesana ..., and Proserpio. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Books Books
Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes , family Spheniscidae ) are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bills and swallow it whole while swimming. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey. They spend roughly half of their lives on land and the other half in the sea. The largest living species is the emperor penguin (''Aptenodytes forsteri''): on average, adults are about tall and weigh . The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin (''Eudyptula minor''), also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around tall and weighs . Today, larger penguins generally inhabit colder regions, and smaller penguins in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Novels
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
