•

•

•

•

•

•

n e ec ua n a ernen • . ., In rea ami en s

• • • no IC Ion

•

oria ..... 00.

CD ekl '"we &cdon iI newer wichoat an By me .... c:iIeIylD ay. can be

me haoa 01 me pre. whale .... ere. iI pte-quat &. by. cIaUe CD lOCi--=.1. .. ardde

s.ho hero 01. __ 01 and Ihoft ..... by hUn IU1hor and • 1V

10 epillDlDe of the and t in pcaent4iy IOCicty.

IOCial but DOC

and. times. ... In

CD

imponanr. all of hiI " .. , • I '

fOrme

of.." • .,

He

" " •• ..a-evena and

and menew hero

•• I I

.... Iiace his &at • hero. " In

1994. me cult

fiam..tioand pmes.He ... 00 me l..u.n

of me and • in • ranee 01 ocher

CD CDDic 10 .......

me and

lwauid CD

01

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hero .1tIOII8 -. •• hero

and Ihcir

•

on me

to the

•• <DmmUDJDeI Monalbano is an

ouaide ItalY. borden. aware of the inevitable

of the media in of the be

to . ~ -«& • well. of the

Monalbano. - I have bard my anic:Ie on novels and abort storica. The for rhiI choice is that. • is & viauaI the Monalbano bad to be acachcck· I and His I I • '

dlOIe .... t to my claim that he can. in r.cr. be u an tool for the new of the

world. bt. For inl"lDCle, for my in dais that Monalbano .me. on the help of other • •

ItiS

(for and and Fazio (for offactua1 infor-mation). In thelYserica, Monalbano & ofacdon. be knows how to hold & pan and UIe it. be bn:ab down cIooa. be knows bow to act in any situation. to the point that his men. in 10 r... • they IlR

often perfoUIl the role of .implc ofhis haaic 35).1 More be reads. and thus we cannot lee bow his wim a wide range bcIpI him in the proa!II of qnidon.

Within typo. of de .~ fic:don. cycle is molt aomracdy u that is. the reader is <DO-fronted wim two ~ aimeand the By me time me one of begins. the fim one of the to Todorov. the precile rulca rhiI type of

endccI. ficdon

-don't act. they that not much in the lea Nothing can to than: & rule the immunity- (44). in r.a. mena of The reader thus next in the of

that Monalbano. • Ierial

the cklU:·~·' this rule to allow de­in what

the reader rat

is DOt aoin8 to die. his actions often IlR u .... - I I pie. when be pa to

with top tl7inMri

Until Dan~. and be purdy escapist. atuibuted this bish and

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inRCtwJi be may

ficdon bad .. Genre =

: and attitude toward

CO«uGilll pi bun. • in cr.

II:IlUI in the COUDU')' of WII

wlue. fiwion 110.

mel"'" might wri~ [.

wim.

to Tani baa

-snob-tndi­

novel).

•

• •

•

•

Over the _ two by Ialian .... IMIII • the oudcI far CD ,.. I I '

icaI pMt and ia volatile and far nln.: Tbc donandia

have

the 'n', t

idcndry and

CD

be aid CD have

• morem So-

«the the crW.inthe_

(dean hIncIa) in ebe cady 1990L In • in ebe on.

-dean'" ebe aIIIUpt and The CD....- by Iir me «ebe 1liiian

their in ebe media. Soon. «ebe auch.ebe

ebe «*lIe, r.aIo

CD

«the

: orebe

heroes. By ebe IIJDe cobn.loc:Il inebemold «ebe . A mod, twe, iI ebe « ebe idea pel hind in bmcl wim • ebe IUCbor. 2 In

more ebeovad .

ofebe •

• an ara.n

cui­- whic:b ..... of -albeit •

O/IIC-C­. -[t)be i I cannoc be . 6 ....

chat WOIkin .....

enI. DOC CftII in ebe of aniIa unIaa cbey have f& • .. , •• I CD be (4SS-S6). .

hiI hero. an of ebe' and of ebe hUan .-. •

• cxpnic «ebe CD ebe very word • mocIcI far.

who &omebe • • O/IIC and .... the CD.... of.wodd

in A

bIno l1li, tpICeo ebe

• •

of me ... Jet .. ill aide and monl ubi_ in an idalil = I tpICe where ebe bonier ebe

and ebe. In chiI of the ale ,a-in • of explicit

of ClDII I .... 1 of way CD ebe cIiaaIe of .... it sMa WIlT CD juIciCIe and

.... 10 «a

6lu-.=d ebe

• CIpI-

is, me an view of me pat-il a cty of ways. all, me IOricaI : aI.o are let in me times pat become one wilb me daily

with a number of ocher ant of me -a

forn)' a be

of me

in me and

and which iadf'in a wri-

cndle opua (his ..... Vep..) _ one wIMft of me

of me • • Wll-

l ... J bIIhed in when it _ • 'DID

c:boiceofa ....

me n:ader 10

10

abmof

me n:ader ""imUi. tbia of puaof • or not a II8IlVe

and th. anew"" cbe Ai - I ... I of me The n:ader'.' I ___ cIou-

bIy (a.

The IDOIt

the

be oube _10: bocb me .... din cbe with cbe and me .:

IOpOI in cbe qde is. of a me old and cbe new

, Within Sicily, me i1I moll in cbe fi=udIl pat OIl cbe one band,

•

and ill cbe pat fifty ,....1Uc:b • and in on cbe

1CIlt. A series of ocher ropoi for

of cbe pat and the In­&cdon: for '

pie, his 10

and his 10 I . •

.. cbe and critic G. K. a 10ft. WI'OlC an in wbic:b be the ell! • we DCMI • the -epic

of me (12). In an twiIr. the : lpacetbat "'10 _ no the c:baoI ofa his ~

Milan, Turin. Rome. or would after more • the V ..... an by now aIIDOIt --

alDWftwith • Ieri', 10 be the tionaI orpnil e I aimc, in ill IDCIIt

organ 10 medrua trade. ' UIIde. and the paths ofme : and

When leonerdo WIOCe /J c-.. .. of the

Soutban identity. Benjamin', a

__ an

.MCf part of the crowd Ilia Towud the be .... fOr 10 a moncb ofleaw in Ilia..me

non-and

ofcbe

city of In his the ...... ofilia an: sub-6aIse Parhim cbia

•

•

.... .., ..... y in char it bia ofthe

... bia of the world char be • • mvUtlplOf

inthe In COIla.. hem _ DOt

naIM oIne . in cbe .... of which be in bia local and

10 law V ..... Mil bond bia • Iby an .....

bia IpeceIO

Jeri an • ...,of

• II

and I I • ' wiled and subtle

1'hUl, the • II

10

10

&ndany

an

on

•• I I the of. jipaw ia uue oaIy once it _ fUlly his

but the

the • II

eo Ita)' when

By

of

which rcvaIa of

or the Iop:- him eo .-meaning ineo • wide oflis­by naIa and axIea. in .1OCicty

ThiI _ the oppDIice end of the char is. with his

in • CDntrat with bia 10 &ctual

• ., Oft the ...-nt-day pi( and ... 1Imen_ -. paucity of

and an in IOCiaI and (6). His •

don char -[olue hope char bean anddoce eo • •

- • I ' 1- m.maety (6) of and by acdns. an -anddoce eo -Monal­

of chis duty ••

buo feels for thole It cbe of 1OCiety. The and. if in with bia

it _ the mo .... icIe char Molt cridcI (lee. for

ins char the de, life WIT IOCial eo be IOCial wi .. and ofiatime-

de I ~ • I • • fell

• concurm __ of which _eo IeDIe of

and the 220). An of.

who reliecI in bia of

_ of. adtual

on and

_"y.1n The ofadaaral

be ..... Oft eo dve • comes fiom • wide

From the of short it _ evident char

6cdon-docs not

for:

= and amonsthe

• CDIIUC

3S

I

I

I ,

I

I I

• ,

I

,

-from Mandrake eo the Jungle- [U" Mm tfI1I

AprX-O, Gordon 10 ram of cbe and mon:

right uaock in hia the same conclusions his are radial by an

• co

a Ioc:aI Signiw.ndy, in n c;;,. iii ..

a found by local and

Pasquano, Iq)raenbng scientific bycbe

andby

him 011 cbe CD),

in &onrof Oc> Dr.

ing the -J!Olic:c - char is. a : 10 lad a YIlricty of. lea and mmbine them ineo a whole (SO).

Simone UICI cbe gena: CD 10 cbe roaIiry of vidual tau at his or her The amounr able CD moYC and in cbe praenr-clay and world·... 10 M it CIIIDOt be in any bur mUIr be • an MCIIlbe used when Montalbano',

of among the aurbor, cbe hero. and cbe aadcr. The pura hia adnual at cbe bao', mel cbe reader. ideo-

with the hero, ir CD move in cbe IIIDC v.r" ' In the racier is IDId daar is or ...

rad. a novel, abort or aiciall cay. If cbe is ~ in the praent. the 10 ba¥e no im,.:r OIl cbe

of the plot but 10 cbe ~ tiaI code of cbe H~, ifit is thau ... raad by thus bdonp CD his it is theme or ' from the be ... raad would tion fOr the that be is on. The

th. Iarad~ by : "The of

nor in their cbe ~ I , an: auciaI in cbia be nor fOr and by butincbcir

and 10

him char a ada­

byMoo­ofpapu­

oalyincbcir CD

other D CIlI and with JOCialIifi:. fOr daar is how cbcir aM" ..... is (4). In the Monwbano qde. there arc of cbia

Some of the may an man: at a -deep- Ievd. of a from the hero', (and, thus. cbe authori and cbe rader',)

from a

er with

an be

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In addition 10 dues, come or lOne of VQice. or &om cIeaiIa in a ......

and rb. adrurc help .... lienee 10 pur cbe

rbcir rruc 6cdon a

• • • mg

&om PoilU

• for and • dear moral

wboee of cufy of cc I.

tpace of lends • an

of in widt

incbe cbe

tool fOr cbe paenr-day. Moo ..... bano. world. one .... 1he old IOCiccy and adl\ft and

hip and OO'"iR do DOC bold any moR, where of rime and IJ*le hate and whcre we no find don in cbe of or iclenariel.

•

I. AD in tld .. nidc _ mine. 2. lUCIa. Wu Luther BU.m) and

• (Carlo) & _. QIIC in point. 3. In GWII woada.lhc it one who '\ooca, it. who pqa

bit I ... .bout Ihc fiacuR ofbit and it [ ••• J oaIy ..... _ he an 367).

4. it 11IIIIIIII ocher fOr bit ICria of : cia Ihc IWher Brown. .

S. Of' ClDUIIC, with Ihc .... ian Some of the ....... _ o.m.: fA "" tItI vw. (W] 19S; GT 97). (VV S4). A.-o (LflMao tItIItI N.Iw [ON] S6). FaaIo (MM 164; Qi Jj [AM) 171). (AM 161). (VV 34; MM 32; AM 292; GT 121). (CT (fA p",., til .. [FA) 30; cr 244; MM 14. 32-33. ; AM 18; GT 204). s.a. (MM 122). MaatIIe (GT eli (FA 79c). Qur II " I • •

(GT S4; 149); De (CT ~3S). 83). (II IMt. • [LM] 203). (GT 11). Pavae 106). Gadda (MM 166). Eco (CT

166. Bu&IIao (LM lIS). Condo (CT 146-47. 171). SciMcia (FA CT 244; LM 213; 121; AM 181). (AM 71-72; ON 93). and. •• of the new 01 ........ . (ltI1ttIn. [PM]

Herman Ihc.. _W'-(MM Ecp AlIa Pac (MM 36). Edpr Rice (VV ISS; GT 102).

~3S). -= (GT 273). o.hidI (LM 12S; MM 121). .. BriIiIb....... . Ihc (CT 3S, AM SI; GT 1S4; PM un. Dmid DdOc (LM 66; MM 297). Sir SaJu (VV 116). Raben LouiI (CT CannId (GT 276-77. PM faa (GT S2). LcwiI c...oa (AM o,IIn Thoma (CT 273; LM 9; MM .... Ie (LM The ....... Ncr-val (MM 2S). Duma,., 2S9). (FA 106). (MM 32).

I

I i

•

ProuIc (MM 196). M.InuK (FA 106). Jonaco (LM 8S). (Cf 41....oU; MM 121. 334; AM I ON 193). 10 auIbaa iadude (LM 217) and (Cf 10. 41....oU; MM 121; GT 4S. , 10 Ru.ian include Gap (GT 126 1/; AM 233) ..... (VV II+. PM 238; MM 32). Iherc ' 10 Hamer (MM 42-43). (VV 47). (Cf 232). No (MM 2S7). .....

pilip 236). Goccbc (Cf 213; 32). Ihe Grimm bracbca (MM 293). (GT 127). rc.a. (AM 71-72) .... Baqp (Cf Ihe I .... ,

Iherc ~ Ihe (AM I ~SS). (Cf 224.231. 236). T·lm"d (Cf 231). We .. 6nd 10 ...

de Monlllipc (AM

... u:h.Micbd

JC.at (LM 228; MM Gears .... (LM Freud (Cf 2S9).1WmcI BInha (AM

6. The &m club : : .anaidlDche .....

•

JC.I MMx (Cf 127; ON 67). .... juIa ICriIIewa (Cf 1"l.

aMa·

ADIIna. GIl ...... " rn- Rice fII 1999.

--.. oc..r"r",...,(TheT_ ...... s.laiD.l996. --.. u IWrw (The ...... s.IaiD. 19M. --,.0 GiN".. _ .. MIdrJ. ...... s.IaiD. 2110"

. I I I --,. u Giar II ...... s.IaiD. 211 _ --.. 0 Ltt1tII." (The s..dl ...... s.IaiD. 1996.

lilt of

--..lIrfM._ IA....... I".. --.. LOMrtltllll,.. s..IfII .. --,. u ,..., tIJ rn- Par ---.. u Mwtltl vw.1\Wcr fII .. VIaII.). ...... S&Iedo. IfJII1.

IC(cichl. .. ..... ' u a-rMDrIiII« ... , AIIIIIiIi tItI "-- ___ .. LcD r...: .....

1910. II-I". T .... fII'A IWisa fII o.aM RaiaL' 7Ir Laadaa: 1901. . •

IIIItI ~ c:..t..: A c.a..I ,..". UP. 1994. •

FWrc. , GnmIci,~

lea.... JW..1IIItI LocIIeo, s-ricL u u.. ... -. 2004.

_I. 19110.

Ma-. , ".a. N-.

Mauri. PIaIo. AAW,.c.. : ScIaiD.

T..u. 7Ir 0...1 '*"" • ... IIIItI htIIIMIlfttiM. s..dIenI 191M.

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