by Carlo Emilio Gadda · ISBN 9788811667018
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Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana is a novel written by Carlo Emilio Gadda, published in 1957. The story, set in 1920s Rome, follows Inspector Ingravallo's investigation into a robbery and murder in an apartment building on Via Merulana. The novel is known for its complex linguistic style and satirical portrayal of Italian society.
Carlo Emilio Gadda was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers who played with the somewhat stiff standard pre-war Italian language, and added elements of dialects, technical jargon and wordplay.
