http://www.grandstreet.com/gs/gs59/manganelli.html At this url a selection (in English) of Giorgio Manganelli's short tales from his book "Centuria". I wonder how this kind of literature sounds to american pynchon's readers ear's... (some other news about GM at http://www.mcphersonco.com/mcphersonco.com/authors/gmangan.html ) regards p.b.