Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 5:52:08 GMT
I have always appreciated Emilio Salgari , even though I started reading his novels as an adult. But I basically started reading after high school. For me, Salgari was one of those writers that I loved without having read one of his works. I remember going to the cinema to see Sandokan as a child . And a passion for pirates and adventure was born immediately. I knew, of course, that the film was based on a novel, but reading wasn't yet in my plans. As an adult, then, things changed. I found an attractive offer and at a low price I purchased, in a single block, the entire Sandokan and Black Corsair cycles. It was the beginning. So far I have 42 books by Salgari, even though I have read very few of them.
Some interesting box sets have been released recently, a geographical division of Salgari's novels . These are Adventures in Africa , Adventures in India , Adventures in the Far West and Adventures at the Pole . A Salgari who manages to range across the planet, to create adventurous stories in every environment and historical period. I remember Special Data Raiders of the Sahara , but also a novel set in China, The Underground of Death . Salgari's peculiarity is all too well known. He wrote by finding out about the places in which he set the stories. At that time the rule “write about what you know” existed, or perhaps he invented it himself. Documentation as an integral and fundamental part of any novel was an indispensable tool. Perhaps some passages of his stories have an almost encyclopedic edge. As if they were detached from the context, from the narrative.
As if Salgari himself had interrupted the story to explain to us how that typical drink was prepared, how that beast was hunted or what tradition or celebration there was in that town. I imagine him sitting, with his boatswain's hat, looking at us and saying "Now I'll tell you a story...". And when he is forced to talk about exotic plants or wild animals, about unknown customs and forgotten peoples, he stops and, taking on the role of a teacher, he explains to us what he is talking about. You learn to read Salgari. His novels are not only adventure, but also a significant cultural source. In spite of many writers who throw around terms that have never been heard without taking the time to give the reader even a minimal meaning, Salgari goes further. He writes entertaining and educating.
Some interesting box sets have been released recently, a geographical division of Salgari's novels . These are Adventures in Africa , Adventures in India , Adventures in the Far West and Adventures at the Pole . A Salgari who manages to range across the planet, to create adventurous stories in every environment and historical period. I remember Special Data Raiders of the Sahara , but also a novel set in China, The Underground of Death . Salgari's peculiarity is all too well known. He wrote by finding out about the places in which he set the stories. At that time the rule “write about what you know” existed, or perhaps he invented it himself. Documentation as an integral and fundamental part of any novel was an indispensable tool. Perhaps some passages of his stories have an almost encyclopedic edge. As if they were detached from the context, from the narrative.
As if Salgari himself had interrupted the story to explain to us how that typical drink was prepared, how that beast was hunted or what tradition or celebration there was in that town. I imagine him sitting, with his boatswain's hat, looking at us and saying "Now I'll tell you a story...". And when he is forced to talk about exotic plants or wild animals, about unknown customs and forgotten peoples, he stops and, taking on the role of a teacher, he explains to us what he is talking about. You learn to read Salgari. His novels are not only adventure, but also a significant cultural source. In spite of many writers who throw around terms that have never been heard without taking the time to give the reader even a minimal meaning, Salgari goes further. He writes entertaining and educating.