Occhio di gatto
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Una scrittrice che secondo il New York Times è «ai vertici della letteratura mondiale» e che possiede la straordinaria capacità di leggere nella mente dei suoi personaggi, per far emergere emozioni ed esperienze che ci riguardano da vicino. In questo senso, Occhio di gatto è esemplare.
La protagonista è una pittrice, Elaine Risley, che in occasione della prima retrospettiva delle sue opere ritorna nella città dov’è cresciuta, Toronto. Se n’era andata molti anni prima, per lasciarsi alle spalle i fantasmi della gioventù. Ora, mentre valuta con occhio critico i cambiamenti nella città, Elaine ritrova se stessa bambina. Momenti e atmosfere riaffiorano con lancinante chiarezza: una famiglia felice e anticonformista, che però non l’aveva salvata dall’inferno di crudeltà e ricatti orchestrato da Cordelia, amica e aguzzina. L’unico alleato di Elaine era un occhio di gatto, una biglia dura, fredda, forte, come lei avrebbe voluto diventare.
In un sovrapporsi di passato e presente che attraversa quattro decenni, Elaine esplora le radici della sua personalità adulta, smuove gli strati sommersi della propria coscienza, riconsidera le vie di fuga che la vita le ha offerto. Un romanzo intenso e ironico, in cui ritroviamo la perfezione della scrittura, la trama perfetta e il realismo delle ambientazioni che sono le altre facce del genio della Atwood.
«Avvincente... irresistibile... Un libro che riguarda la vita di tutti noi. Leggetelo».
The Times
«Odori, sapori, musiche, piccole superstizioni e sordidezze, rievocati con mano magistrale».
Masolino D’Amico
- ISBN: 8833310043
- Casa Editrice: Ponte alle Grazie
- Pagine: 464
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