Absolutely nothing. Storie e sparizioni nei deserti americani

Written by Giorgio Vasta | Published on June 30, 2026
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Cosa resta di un viaggio nei deserti americani? La luce accecante, la polvere, le ghost town e altre reliquie dell'abbandono - un ippodromo-astronave, le rive di un lago fossile, un cimitero di aeroplani. Restano pagine fitte di appunti raccolti in ottomila chilometri costellati di imprevisti e digressioni attraverso California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas e Louisiana. A percorrerli, con Giorgio Vasta, ci sono il fotografo Ramak - camicia hawaiana, sorriso cordiale, e una spiccata attitudine a complicarsi la vita - e Silva, pianificatrice e baricentro razionale del viaggio. Doveva essere un reportage, una guida letteraria; ma quando ciò che accade nel deserto - per eccellenza luogo di miraggi e sparizioni - si rivela il preludio di quello che succederà nella vita dello scrittore al suo ritorno, l'asse del libro si modifica: le persone diventano personaggi, e per Vasta il viaggio negli spazi americani diventa un viaggio nella propria immaginazione. A fare da contrappunto, le fotografie di Ramak Fazel, che del racconto sono espansione, verifica e, allo stesso tempo, smentita. Ritratto dell'America, ragionamento sul suo mito e omaggio alle sue narrazioni, "Absolutely nothing" traccia un itinerario che collega scrittura documentaristica e fiction, riflessione e autobiografia, per provare a comprendere cosa accade ai luoghi - e alle nostre esistenze - quando le persone che li hanno abitati (che ci hanno abitati) se ne vanno via.

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  • Length291 Pages
  • PublisherQuodlibet
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  • ISBN32454143
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