The protagonist of an unfinished novel from this country theorizes that "unforeseen catastrophes" aren't caused by "a single motive", but are rather like "a whirlpool [...] in the consciousness of the world".
The protagonist of an unfinished novel from this country theorizes that "unforeseen catastrophes" aren't caused by "a single motive", but are rather like "a whirlpool [...] in the consciousness of the world". That novel from this country also features a woman who constantly rewrites her will and whose desire for a daughter is sublimated by her "adoption" of a series of "nieces". A tram ticket leads the protagonist of that novel to believe that that woman was killed by a jewel thief. Major plot points in another novel from this country include the Faulkner-inspired burning of a barn and the revelation that (*) Santina was executed and burned by partisans, leaving a crescent- shaped mark on a hill. That novel from this country is dominated by Nuto, the friend of the protagonist, who is known as "Eel" or "Anguilla". For 10 points, name this European country home to the authors of That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana and The Moon and the Bonfires, Carlo Emilio Gadda and Cesare Pavese.
The protagonist of an unfinished novel from this country theorizes that "unforeseen catastrophes" aren't caused by "a single motive", but are rather like "a whirlpool [...] in the consciousness of the world".
{Italy} [or the {Italia}n Republic; or Repubblica {Italiana}]