Guanti bianchi egrave; una raccolta di racconti scritti da una penna sensibile e attenta che; focalizzandosi sul tema del bilinguismo; ci conduce nelle esistenze di personaggi diversi eppure simili: uomini; donne e bambini che in comune hanno una non-appartenenza; o meglio una duplice appartenenza; un biculturalismo a volte doloroso; che li vede spettatori di conflitti tra culture; tra origine e divenire; tra progresso e tradizione; tra il prima e il dopo. Che siano persone in viaggio; emigranti che vivono al crocevia di una fusione tra culture; che siano sordi o dislessici; i protagonisti di questi racconti cercano un modo per stare in equilibrio nel mondo; per essere compresi e per comunicare; per potenziare lespressione di seacute; nellambiente che li circonda; senza il peso di sentirsi narratori solitari. Storie che insegnano a riconoscere il potere del linguaggio e la libertagrave; che esso ci dona. Unopera eterogenea e sperimentale; che unisce narrazione e riflessione; e senza alcuna retorica lascia sbocciare lesperienza corale del suono e del senso che infrange il silenzio.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Clock Moves Ever OnwardBy D. Brown ConsignmentI have loved Terence Rattigan ever since I read "The Browning Version" and was impressed by his ability to dramatize the world of hurt that human beings can manage to live with. As a playwright; Rattigan had few peers in recognition and financial success. As this biography confirms; he was both the beneficiary and the victim of his times. He was the witty; glittering celebrity writer; friends with all the famous British theatrical luminaries; writing screenplays for the Burtons and making tons of money-- spending it left and right; a good deal of it on his parents and friends. Of course he was a deeply closeted gay man who could barely flirt with his forbidden world or risk everything. It was left to some of the rest of us to rip the hinges off the closet door. Thanks; Terry; for leaving us something to be passionate about. Wansell makes the case that Terence Rattigan suffered a great deal from less and less criticial esteem; leading to depression and ill health. But for every failure he had; there was a new screenplay or a revival or even a new play that somebody wanted from Rattigan. Who in life gets even one tiny iota of such plums?! The British theatre changed about 1956 with onslaught of the Angry Young men; championed by Kenneth Tynan and other kitchen-sink lovers (who were also virulently homophobic). These people "suspected" that Rattigan and that crowd were "pansies" and would hardly have thought the "pansies" courageous for coming out of the closet. Of course the kitchen-sink dramas have had their day as well. Lower-class whiners are not that delightful for long! The biographer here is lucid; understands the pressures on Rattigan; and goes a long way to rescue and revive his reputation. He was hardly a frivolous writer; and his life is very interestingly displayed in this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. superior hob rooted in solid scholarship and a palpable love ...By Peter WolfeA thoughtful; superior hob rooted in solid scholarship and a palpable love of his subject. Thanks for asking.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyed it very muchBy FRANK D. HOLLOBAUGHEnjoyed it very much; but footnotes would have made it a better read rather than including so many details into the actual text. Not a happy life; but an interesting one. Very complicated individual.
