Bruno Armando Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

I romanzi di questa "Trilogia" nascono dalla tragedia di chi fu allontanato dal proprio paese in nome di una motivazione aberrante come quella razziale. In "L'amico ritrovato" questa lacerazione coincide con la fine dell'amicizia tra due compagni di liceo, Hans Schwarz, ebreo figlio di borghesi, e il nobile Konradin von Hohenfels. Il nazismo travolge questo legame come un contagio che sembra colpire anche l'amico di un tempo e portarlo al tradimento. La smentita verrà solo trent'anni anni dopo, imprevista e commovente, nell'ultima lettera scritta da Konradin in "Un'anima non vile". Così l'amicizia è al centro dell'esperienza di Simon Elsas che, tornato dall'esilio, lenirà le ferite dell'anima confrontandosi con i suoi amici di un tempo.

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) je jeden z najvýznamnejších predstaviteľov literárneho modernizmu. Svoje postavenie si vydobyl akoby útokom, v neúprosnom boji s cenzúrou a verejnou mienkou. Jeho najkontroverznejším románom je Milenec lady Chatterleyovej z roku 1928, v ktorom otvorene a s veľkou úprimnosťou opísal vzťah dvoch milencov. Román bol v Anglicku zakázaný ako nemorálny a pornografický a v plnom znení vyšiel až po známom procese s obscénnou literatúrou roku 1960, teda tridsať rokov po autorovej smrti. Lawrence v ňom vyjadril svoju vieru v obrodnú moc „novej sexuality“ v rámci realistického príbehu, dejovo zasadeného do rodného baníckeho kraja. Je to príbeh mladej Connie, manželstvom pripútanej k urodzenému, za vojny zmrzačenému mužovi a obrodenej fyzickou láskou k hájnikovi Mellorsovi. Lawrence, vášnivý apoštol novej lásky, sa stal známym pre svoju priam šokujúcu otvorenosť v ľúbostných vzťahoch a vášnivú polemiku s viktoriánskym pokrytectvom. Dnes tohto autora hodnotíme ako skvelého realistu, ktorý bojoval za duševný, ale aj telesný súlad v pomere muža a ženy. Jeho zásluhy o modernú románovú tvorbu sú nesporné.

Born in 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Jack Kerouac emerged as a pivotal figure in American literature, defining the Beat Generation through his innovative 'spontaneous prose' style. He captured the essence of the American traveler and the spirit of his era in seminal works like On the Road, The Subterraneans, and The Dharma Bums. His literary legacy also includes notable titles such as Big Sur and Mexico City Blues, showcasing his diverse talents in both prose and poetry. Kerouac's influence endures long after his passing in 1969.

The Virgin and the Gipsy was discovered in France after D. H. Lawrence's death in 1930. Immediately recognized as a masterpiece in which Lawrence had distilled and purified his ideas about sexuality and morality, The Virgin and the Gipsy has become a classic and is one of Lawrence's most electrifying short novels. Set in a small village in the English countryside, this is the story of a secluded, sensitive rector's daughter who yearns for meaning beyond the life to which she seems doomed. When she meets a handsome young gipsy whose life appears different from hers in every way, she is immediately smitten and yet still paralyzed by her own fear and social convention. Not until a natural catastrophe suddenly, miraculously sweeps away the world as she knew it does a new world of passion open for her. Lawrence's spirit is infused by all his tenderness, passion, and knowledge of the human soul.