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A review by whogivesabook
Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico by Antonio Tabucchi
3.0
I think this is the third or fourth book I've read by Tabucchi.
What I love is the combination of the fantastical and the mythical. A blend of the religious and the surreal in the spirit of Calvino. The sort of text where the inner world bleeds onto the exterior one and really it is up to the reader to decide if it is madness or miracle.
I found this one a little too self-referencial. The first story really intrigued me, but thereafter the other stories seemed a little weightless and vague.
Ahhh. I'm torn. The same skill is evident. He narrates with a rare and extravagant ability. But at the same time... these were little more than sketches. They needed more to them.
I have to call this above average but below his own abilities.
If you've read everything else by Tabucchi... Pick this up.
Until then... Better to pick up something else.
What I love is the combination of the fantastical and the mythical. A blend of the religious and the surreal in the spirit of Calvino. The sort of text where the inner world bleeds onto the exterior one and really it is up to the reader to decide if it is madness or miracle.
I found this one a little too self-referencial. The first story really intrigued me, but thereafter the other stories seemed a little weightless and vague.
Ahhh. I'm torn. The same skill is evident. He narrates with a rare and extravagant ability. But at the same time... these were little more than sketches. They needed more to them.
I have to call this above average but below his own abilities.
If you've read everything else by Tabucchi... Pick this up.
Until then... Better to pick up something else.