On Fenoglio's La Paga del Sabato: The Partisan as Veteran ; On Fenoglio's La paga del sabato: The Partisan as Veteran

In this article I explore three aspects of Beppe Fenoglio’s La Paga del Sabato that are crucial for the understanding of the author’s immediate post-war treatment of the Resistenza. Through a close reading of selected passages and taking into consideration the early criticism posed by the editor of “I Gettoni” Elio Vittorini (and Fenoglio’s response to it), I investigate the cinematic writing style of the novel, the literary model offered by the Italian translation of Hemingway’s short story Soldier’s Home, and the author’s rejection of the official memorialization of the Resistance. I argue t... Mehr ...