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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. http://zinelibrary.info/files/Unseen(zine1)(smallfile).pdf Once I had got in to the rhythm of the un-punctuated prose in this novel, I was drawn in and captivated by the lives of the young, idealistic comrades. I still want to change the world but this novel made me want to be a teenager again and believe that so much is possible. The novel has a strong awareness of the importance of the collective and the group and of discussion, debate and action. The lack of punctuation gives the novel an energy and a speed that helps this feeling of things happening and social change. The novel is a compelling read and a moving account of the struggle. I found it very emotional. One of my favorite books that remains tragically out of print. A chronicle of revolt and defeat in late 1970's Italy (the joys of occupying a school and the challenges of feminism, the disaster of 'armed struggle' and the bitter isolation of prison), it is written without punctuation but remains compelling and readable. Are there any other novels that capture this period of history? no reviews | add a review
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For a brief explosive period in the mid-1970s, the young and the unemployed of Italy's cities joined the workers in an unexpectedly militant movement known simply as Autonomy (Autonomia). Its "politics of refusal" united its opponents behind draconian measures more severe than any seen since the war. Nanni Balestrini, the poet of youth rebellion, himself a victim of that repression, has invented a remarkable fictional form to express the hopes and conflicts of the movement. In spare but vivid prose, The Unseen follows Autonomy's trajectory through the eyes of a single working-class protagonist--from high-school rebellion, squatting and attempts to set up a free radio station to arrest and the brutalities of imprisonment. This is a powerful and gripping novel: a rare evocation of the intensity of commitment, the passion of politics. No library descriptions found. |
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