from: La Provincia Pavese, August 7th, 2013
The "dark angels" who protect us Bianca Garavelli talks about her collection of short stories
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PAVIA. The collection of short stories "L'oscurità degli angeli" by the vigevanese writer Bianca Garavelli, published by Ladolfi (100 pages, € 10) is a finalist for the award "City of Fabriano" with Angelo Ferracuti ("The cost of living. History of a tragedy working ") and Gian Mario Villalta (" At the end of a happy childhood. ") "L'oscurità degli angeli" seems a bit 'an oxymoron. "That's right - says the writer-. I wanted to pull these terms, "angels" and "darkness", seemingly contradictory, to emphasize how in reality they are not angels attendance so abstract and distant from us, as we imagine them often, idealizing. I believe that angels are opposed to the very real presence that live with us, beside us.
They are the people we meet, that come into your life at certain times to help us, or to teach us something, sometimes so painful. Each of us can in turn be "angel" for someone else. " Tell us about these stories. The first, "The friend of Arianna" has a particular history. "Yes "The friend of Arianna" was published in 1990 by the publisher Guide Naples, in the series "Hourglass". It was a necklace "sui generis", in which an established author published along with a rookie. There was so in every single volume a double serving, in my case, two long stories: mine and that of Maria Corti, who held me so to speak "in baptism." Each story had its own cover, and once they had been reading one could go on to the other, throwing the book just like an hourglass. On one hand, so there was mine, "Friend of Ariadne", and on the other his "Metamorphoses Marcolfo. '" And the other stories? They too were written at different times? "Yes Three of these stories were published a few years ago, just from "La Provincia Pavese." Two over Christmas, and "Roses in December" and "Amnesia". And one, "The Girl Who Loved the Swifts", was part of a series of stories dedicated to the area and it is set in Vigevano, although it is not stated explicitly. "Here tollis sins mundi" instead was written for "Future" to 'inside of a series of detective stories which had the theme of religion, and was later also published by Piemme in 1996 in an anthology along with several other authors.' She comes from the study of Dante. But he also wrote several novels. Tell us a bit 'of this double track on which he moves his artistic side. "I believe that both areas are creative. There is a clear dichotomy between the two genres are like communicating vessels: from fiction to criticism there is a passage of natural osmosis. One is powered on the other, and vice versa. " In his novels there is a strong component fantastic, and there are references to the element of "magic", all '"occult". There is a rediscovery of these irrational aspects in today's society? And if there is, what is the reason, in your opinion? "No doubt there is a return to the" fantastic ", it can be seen as literary productions in movies and television series. We are in an age of transition in which we realize that the spiritual forces should receive more attention. Science can not explain everything. " When does the book? "I intend to do the next presentation here in Pavia, maybe this fall. And then on December 7 will be the final verdict of the jury regarding the award "City of Fabriano." Me and my book will be there. "
Valentina Milite
La Tribuna Pavese