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A review by sarahbc93_
The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles by Giorgio Bassani
4.0
Within this short story, Bassani brings together two characters who know how it feels to be an outsider in Italy at the start of the Second World War, and manages to also show the differences between the two characters and their interactions with the other residents of Ferrera, where they have lived and worked side by side.
For such a short piece of writing, Bassani manages to pack in an awful lot of content and emotion. Showing the slow decline and ostracism of Dr Fadigati to his eventual suicide by drowning, Bassani manages to pull on the heartstrings whilst still managing to keep him at a distance.
A quite powerful and impactful piece of work.
For such a short piece of writing, Bassani manages to pack in an awful lot of content and emotion. Showing the slow decline and ostracism of Dr Fadigati to his eventual suicide by drowning, Bassani manages to pull on the heartstrings whilst still managing to keep him at a distance.
A quite powerful and impactful piece of work.