Author: Tarantino, Elisabetta

Source: Romance Studies, Volume 25, Number 3, July 2007 , pp. 241-255(15)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

This study argues that the metaliterary aspect constitutes a fundamental and unifying concern within Alessandro Baricco's first three novels. This author's leaning towards a self-reflexive mode of representation is demonstrated by the endings of Castelli di rabbia and Oceano mare. However, this aspect pervades all the main thematic strands of both novels, amounting to a consistent vision on Baricco's part. This also relates to the author's views on the relationship of the general public with art and culture, as illustrated in Baricco's newspaper articles and musicological essays. A similar vision applies to the author's third novel, Seta, which, though it does not include an explicitly metafictional epilogue, can in fact be seen as a daring and coherent metaphor of the role and development of fiction in the last few centuries.

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174581507x209614

Publication date: 2007-07-01

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