Literature

Pasolini as Daedalus: «Oil», a labyrinthine novel

By Aude Robert-Tissot · 10 January 2023

Considered the greatest filmmaker of his generation, Pasolini was also a poet and left-wing activist. According to specialists, his posthumous book, Pétrole, is one of the best novels of the 20th century. So, is this novel a niche book or a masterpiece?

Literature

«Last summer in town», the intoxication of la dolce vita

By Quentin Perissinotto · June 14, 2022

Le dernier été en ville est un chef-d’œuvre sorti de l’oubli. Publié en Italie dans les années 70, le roman connaît un...

Literature

Light on every level of life

By Arthur Billerey · 18 January 2022

A luminous little book, somewhere between a tale and a fable.

Society

Dante and his call to happiness

By Giovanni Ryffel · February 15, 2017

Fatti non foste a viver come bruti: «You weren't made to live like brutes. To ask the question...