A brief summary of the presentation evening on 12 December at the Palace of the services of sixteen.
The local historian and researcher Gianni De Vecchi, editor of several books who are interested in the history of communities and countries, as well as promoter of the concerned archaeological efforts in the area, as the site of the castle of Noal Sedico, took first the word, presenting the author: Damiano Lot, who had already worked with the De Vecchi in the realization of the book on the history of the Parish of Lebanon, gathering historical information from the elders of the country, author of a book "experimental", which is configured as prologue or "episode 0" Tomotomopoppin the series, came out with imprint MEF, and is currently working on a doctorate at the Department of Archaeology, University of Padova.
E 'was first given the topic of the book, which begins with a reinterpretation of "modern" and fantasy, at least initially, the story of Alice in Wonderland, but from which it departs almost immediately, while remaining Alice the same protagonist. But this is not a wing still a child but an adult who lives his adventures not only within the "Tomotomopoppin" as it was renamed the World of Dreams, but especially in our modern world.
But it is a world very different from ours that we are talking about: in fact in the Middle Eastern countries there is a great empire founded on technology, the Empire of Babylon Engineering, and in Europe, the Nazis won the Second World War and are now the masters. A world so largely dystopian, which shows through the veil of fantasy, the fears (totalitarianism, human domination of the machine) of the last century.
The plot is very complex and rich in events, impossible to summarize, but the main themes of the book are easier to investigate. Beyond the adventures of travel in mysterious places and incredible, the ruthless struggle, something toghether the characters, very different, or a lack of funds: these are people, beginning with Alice, alone. Alice has lost the same family, has for years been locked in a mental hospital, and all the other shows the same lack of affect ... would fill that gap, but because of their diversity (Alice, who sees things in the world in a "distorted" to the common thinking, the other main player, Sendo, which is a regular guy, when in fact can not communicate with others, Abit, the girl who is grossly different, as an Oni, a non-human beings in a world, albeit bizarre, however, a majority of human beings) are not accepted, the intent of the book is also to show the possibility of reconstruction of family relationships, the relationship basic, basic, on which the conception of the author, for these characters.
In short, the achievement of a center of gravity does not demolish, the recovery of a stable internal and external dimension, in a fragmented world, both dystopian (that seem to dominate a world where the bad guys, see the Nazis ), both inward, in a play of illusions and mirrors well sintomatizzato the same dream world and the character of the Mad Hatter, a being that exists only inside the scary mirrors.
After this introduction, the word was given to the author, through a question about a crucial step in the book, that the phrase "the dreams of those who are dreaming, but sometimes they live for themselves and are more real than the real. "The author then explained this cryptic statement, saying how it is the keystone of his own conception of his own book.
fact, often, the literary genre type of fantasy is relegated to "what a child", ie minds who need to take strong imagination and fantasy concepts, fun stuff, no depth, while the themes "senior" should be conveyed only through works that speak of realities . Given that a conception of children in these terms is completely misleading, because some are not "little adults flawed," saying that there is fantastic elements are present in works around the world since ancient times, to name just one, the Oddissea of \u200b\u200bHomer (reference needed, as well in the book is the theme of this trip, and his reference to his journey of Ulysses, in the midst of islands fantastic and even the island of Circe). The author claims to the fantastic pears not only the dignity of being like all other forms of writing, but also the high task of providing an inexhaustible source of elements, shapes, patterns, which are a fundamental part of the human spirit, and that can carry the so-called themes "senior" in a sometimes more effective than other systems. The author does not believe that he wrote key elements of mankind, merely to bring on the important issues that are dear to him, as the family and the possibility of union between human beings through dreams and fantastic epics, that this "is more real than reality", why convey and explain the intentions of 'Author in a stronger and more effective than hard facts, realistic.
Similarly, the fantasy is something that everyone should re-appropriating (the dreams of those who are dreaming) in a modern world narrow and gray, all dominated by TV, and, in the words of Michael Ende, now about to be devoured by nothing.
The evening then concluded with a refreshing and abundant in many books devoted to these, many who wanted to have a copy to preview. An evening certainly succeeded, thanks to the warm presence of friends of the author, someone came from Padua on the occasion, and also for the excellent installation of lighting and sound produced by Gianluca Da Rold, the XXXX Service, not only for reasons of kinship, but also of friendship, has lent his great skills to the success of the evening.
A warm thanks is also expressed in respect of his friend Gianni De Vecchi, who, although not this the type and range of interest, wanted to be there and present the book.
Many thanks to all! And we hope to continue ...
