Dizionario inesistente
Massini, Stefano2018
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"Attacismo", "caransèbico", "quèstico", "zeissiano" ... are just some of the words that dot this dictionary. But do not rush to look elsewhere for the meaning: you will not find it, simply because they do not exist. On the other hand, there exist the states of mind that these new words define: a surprising catalog of very human nuances of our emotions. And it is precisely to give voice to this colorful palette that Stefano Massini has invented a "non-existent dictionary", that from A to Z takes us on a wonderful literary journey, in a succession of extraordinary stories. From a roundup of real characters Massini creates a range of brand new nouns, verbs, adjectives, so effective that you immediately want to use them in everyday speech. So here comes the inventor of the Làszló Biró ballpoint pen (from which "birismo"), the tenacious Chilean guerrillas Mapuche (who will bring to the verb "mapuchare"), but also sacred monsters like Leonardo and Galileo, Leopardi and Kafka, passing by for nobles of the seventeenth century and South African mines, tireless liars and scientist waiters.
Main title:
Dizionario inesistente / Stefano Massini.
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Imprint:
Milano : Mondadori, 2018.
Collation:
211 pages ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
In Italian.
ISBN:
9788804708735
Dewey class:
853
Language:
Italian
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BRN:
360883
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | LOTE - Italian Collection | ITA MAS | Available |