<b>ContaminAzioni e AddomesticaMenti: <i>wilderness</i> e follia ne <i>L’isola di Sukwann</i> di David Vann</b> // Wilderness and madness in <i>L'isola di Sukwann</i> // Barbarie y locura en <i>L'isola di Sukwann</i>
Abstract:In Addio alla natura (2010), a provocative essay that has enflamed a lively debate in Italy, semiologist Gianfranco Marrone argues that taking leave from Nature is the only effective way to save the environment, our human lives, and our future. By contrast, in David Vann’s Sukkwan Island, the two male protagonists (a depressed absent father and his immature son) choose Alaska’s wilderness as their ideal place for personal escapes, mental regenerations, and new beginnings. What I intend to demonstrate in this e… Show more
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