Jean Le Gall: Satirical journey through the Poseturopean Rome!

Jean Le Gall: Satirical journey through the Poseturopean Rome!

If you would like to be kidnapped in the streets of Rome, you cannot avoid Jean Le Gall's new work "Dernières Nouvelles de Rome et de l’en existence". The author, born in Bordeaux and living between Paris and the GERS, takes the reader: inside the pulsating metropolis at the end of the 1960s. How France 3 reports, the protagonist Nicola Palumbo experiences a remarkable change - as a freshly elected general secretary of a new political movement, he pulls the ripcord a short time later and becomes a seller of sofas. You can only say that the political parquet probably didn't agree with him!

The novel plays in 1969, a time of the economic boom, but also to turmoil by anarchist bombings. In the middle of this historical vertebra, Palumbo not only observes its surroundings, but also reflects his own existence with thoughtful and concise sentences. Le Gall reports his thoughts in an elegant and clear style that shows no forbearance with politics. As the author himself reveals on Goodreads , "Dernières Nouvelles de Rome et de l’existence" is a convincing example for the "comédie à l’iDelst" Comedy and serious, introspective topics.

A look at Palumbo's soul life

What does Palumbo really move? Again and again there are scenes that reflect its inner tornness. These lively moments show how Palumbo suffers from his mental illness, but at the same time the readers have to laugh: inside with him when he leads an inner dialogue with himself. Gallimard that Palumbo is increasingly encapsulated; The more he observes, the more uncertain he becomes the meaning of his existence.

Le Gall illuminates the Italian resistance and moves parallels to large film directors such as Ettore Scola and Dino Risi. Palumbo's ability to reflect in a time of social upheaval brings the reader: inside the fainting and humor of a man who has reached a crucial place to observe the existence. From the streets, Rome's state becomes not only a personal drama, but also a reflection of the failures of the consumer society.

bizarre encounters and lively characters

The figures around Palumbo are as bizarre as it is multi -layered. From the gigolo to a writer in the creative crisis to a business -addicted man with prophetic skills - Le Gall creates a lively environment that is reminiscent of the great dramas of the Italian cinema. A special moment are the monkeys that have escaped from a zoo and recover on the sofas - a picture that can cause both disgust and laughter.

Even though sometimes it is warned by Rome in the midst of all these events and influences, even if it is sometimes reminded of your own transparent existence. The author succeeds in presenting the area of ​​tension between inner tornness and the outer world and offers the reader: inside a captivating narrative that reverberates for a long time.

"Dernières Nouvelles de Rome et de l’ existence" shows that life continues even in the most difficult moments and that art to observe existence can be a timeless pleasure. Le Gall's view of the city and its people remains in the memory and shows that we are all connected in any way.