Dies Irae

[Ya Sam]

2006 is definitely the year of big books. The forthcoming publication of AtD 
seems to be attracting such novels like a huge star attracting smaller 
planets. The French Holocaust novel (written by an American), the two volume 
Russian anti-avante-guarde book, and now I stumbled upon the rage of 
contemporary Italian fiction 'Dies Irae' by Giuseppe Genna who has said a 
couple of good words about Pynchon 'that genius whom I consider to be the 
greatest living writer' (questo genio, che considero il massimo scrittore 
vivente)  http://www.blackmailmag.com/Intervista_a_Giuseppe_Genna.htm

but has chosen to emulate DeLillo:
My translation (literal), correct me if I'm wrong

'An epic novel projected onto the vast human theatre, DIES IRAE is a 
candidate for the role of DeLillo's Underworld in Italy. It is a vivid, 
ironic and despaired fresco of the 25 years of the collective and individual 
history. [...] An historical novel, bourgeois novel, lumpen-proletarian 
novel, horror novel, metaphysical novel. A novel that wages war against the 
certainties of history and the mind, and does not take prisoners.


Romanzo epico, proiettato su un teatro umano vastissimo, DIES IRAE si 
candida a ricoprire in Italia il ruolo di Underworld di DeLillo. È 
l’affresco vivo, ironico, disperato di venticinque anni di storia collettiva 
e individuale. [...] Un romanzo storico, borghese, sottoproletario, horror, 
metafisico. Che muove guerra alle certezze della storia e della mente, e non 
fa prigionieri.

http://www.24sette.it/diesirae/

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