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E gli ippopotami si sono lessati nelle loro vasche

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E gli ippopotami si sono lessati nelle loro vasche

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13 agosto 1944: il giovane Lucien Carr, per difendersi dalle avances dell’amico David Kammerer, lo ammazza e ne getta il corpo nelle acque dello Hudson. Due altri suoi amici, William Burroughs e Jack Kerouac, vengono arrestati per non aver denunciato l’omicidio. Forse anche per elaborare a modo loro l’accaduto, i due scrittori ne tracciano in seguito un resoconto a quattro mani iperrealistico e visionario, dissepolto solo in anni recenti. Raccontando a capitoli alternati, Burroughs e Kerouac assumono il punto di vista di due personaggi-narratori: Burroughs quello di Will Dennison, barista originario del Nevada, sempre preceduto dalla sua «ombra di un metro e novanta», Kerouac quello del marinaio Mike Ryko, «un finlandese diciannovenne dai capelli rossi». Attraverso il loro sguardo e intorno ai protagonisti del tragico fatto di cronaca vediamo così delinearsi una folta compagnia anarco-utopista e sgangherata, euforica e malinconica, che trascorre giorni e notti bevendo e fumando in pub luminescenti, leggendo Faulkner e sognando di raggiungere Parigi. Sullo sfondo, una New York caotica, atterrita e aggressiva, una metropoli di fine guerra in cui il caos visivo è tutt’uno con quello acustico, con le radio che trasmettono le note della Prima Sinfonia di Brahms o il reportage concitato di un giornalista su un circo in fiamme dove «gli ippopotami si sono lessati nelle loro vasche». In questo unico, anomalo dettato contrappuntistico, il lettore può trovare miracolosamente armonizzati gli stili e le lingue di due protagonisti primari della beat generation: il realismo «on the road» e l’andamento jazz di Kerouac (specie nei dialoghi), e le accensioni lisergiche di Burroughs, preannuncio del suo sperimentalismo allucinato.

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Length 179 Pages
Language Ita
Imprint Adelphi
Released 1945
Identifier (ISBN) 11531156
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William S. Burroughs is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, William S. Burroughs can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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"I find myself somewhat conflicted. Certain acts were fascinating, while others felt like a slight endeavor to complete. A fair 3 stars."
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Susan Cruz July 22, 2025
"I was completely blown away. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. Worth every moment spent reading."
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