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Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto (1978)

by Gianni Rodari(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1935554611 (ISBN13: 9781935554615)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Melville House

review 1: Fun Fun Fun. At 93 Baron Lamberto is afflicted with as many ailments as he has banks. He discovers from an Egyptian fakir that he can live longer if his name is repeated over and over and over. He hires 6 people to live in his attic to do just that and discovers that he is, to his surprise, becoming younger and younger. His nephew is waiting for him to die believing he will inherit his uncle's fotune so he can pay his many debts. Then 24 Lambertos arrive to also take some of that fortune by force. The crowd gathers, reporters and photgraphers flock to the scene - and to negotiate with the bandits the 24 presidents of his 24 banks arrive with their 24 secretarys. Short and funny - a fairy tale for adults.
review 2: I've seen comparisons to Calvino pop up ... more(and they're apt-- even Calvino himself praises the book's 'lightness,' a loaded term for Calvino, on the cover) but I kept thinking of the Boris Vian of 'L'ecume des jours' and 'Heartsnatchers,' or a much more buoyant Gellu Naum. Funny and strange, with one of the best final paragraphs in memory: "Any reader who is dissatisfied with the ending is free to change it to suit them, adding a chapter or two to this book. Or even thirteen. Never allow yourself to be frightened by the words." less

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